| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Carr Mountain, Waternomee Falls, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Carr Mountain Trail, Waternomee Falls Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 27, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking in non-fee trailhead lot off Clifford Brook Road - only 1 car there on the descent. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
rock-hoppable but some that are normally dry were challenging - I fell down the sides of a bank on 1 of the larger crossings, completely swamped my boot, and had to try a couple jumps to get back up. Clifford Brook fork crossings to Waternomee Falls I did on the birch log - can hold on and jump on a piles of leaves at edge. Much of upper sections of trail are over a strong brook which has undermined the snow. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Moderate deadfall first mile. 2 larger blowdowns requiring routing off-trail to get around - these were about halfway up. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Might fall thru the undermined snow - I wouldn't recommend bringing a dog for a while. |
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 | Comments: |
This was rough... ANYWAY, not bad until about 2800' when I put on the snowshoes. Shortly thereafter, I potholed significantly (WITH snowshoes on) - had to test basically every step. No discernible blazes once the trail goes right and leaves the tractor road for the former firetower. No real monorail so everything seemed booby-trapped - just waiting to collapse. I had a couple big fall-throughs into the stream bed a couple feet below - one of them really required focus to free my snowshoe caught on a rock - I also really creamed my knee - OUCH - on a rock or something. Very difficult travel to the summit. There is a fir area where the trees are really close right before the summit - way was not easy to follow as there is a small blowdown there blocking the way. I might not recommend this for a few weeks until the snow melts - there is still 1-2' of snow that is very unstable.... no views from summit but the snow on the spruce trees was quite pretty!!!! |
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 | Name: |
Becca Munroe |
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 | E-Mail: |
beccahiker@yahoo.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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