| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
None, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gordon Path, Cabin Trail, Whiten Brook Trail, Old Paugus Trail, Bickford Trail, roadwalks |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 27, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at Ferncroft at noon, plenty still on our return. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No dry feet today! Waded all un-bridged crossings, knee deep in a couple instances. Numb feet all around! |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of stepovers on Gordon Path, as well as a couple on Cabin Trail. Whiten Brook had a few crowns down in the trail, and some big stepovers, with areas of deep standing water (where there wasn't snow). Many sections of running water on Bickford, we tried to divert some of it off the trail in spots where we could. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Too cold and breezy for them today. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
A single MSR Denali snowshoe on lower Cabin Trail, maybe 0.1-0.2 above the junction with Big Rock Cave Trail, left hanging in view where we found it. |
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 | Comments: |
Mixed conditions today, most all of them wet and cold, and that was just the ground. Off and on rain showers here and there, breezy a few times too. XC ski grooming remnants on Gordon Path were stable, and we were delighted to find Cabin Trail snow free... until about 2050'. Whiten Brook Trail continued with the snow cover (6" to 2' in spots), and with few exceptions, stayed that way until it merged with Old Paugus Trail. Snowshoes would not have helped one bit, and would have been more a hindrance than anything, punchy at best, in no way firm. Snow finally disappeared around the major crossing on lower Old Paugus Trail, and we only ran in to one other bit at the height of land on Bickford. While Whiten Brook was a pain, the overall hike was excellent! |
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 | Name: |
Bill Robichaud |
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 | E-Mail: |
bill.robichaud@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-04-27 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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