| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Whiteface, Mt. Passaconaway, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Dicey's Mill Trail, Tom Wiggin Trail, Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 4, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking in the Ferncroft Road parking area. Road into the area and up to the trailheads were clear of snow. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Wonalancet River crossing on Tom Wiggen was easy enough by hopping rock to rock where the river branches 10 yards upstream. Crossing the River coming down Dicey's Mill was easy with a large tree lying across the river, with enough girth to easily cross over. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few of the blazes were missing from the trees where the bark had fallen off, and were lying on the ground. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Didn't see any dogs today |
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 | Bugs: |
No bugs out yet |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a pair of reading glasses on Dicey's Mill close to the parking area, left them in the lost and found crate at the Ferncroft Road parking area. |
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 | Comments: |
It was quite foggy for most of the day, with photo opportunities only at Mt. Passaconaway late in the day. There was no monorail on the Tom Wiggen Trail and snowshoes are a necessity on that trail (something that I didn't bring). Other than that, the monorail was pretty intact and compact on the little bit of Blueberry that I was on, as well as all of Rollins and Dicey's Mill. There was a blowdown that was easy to go under on the Passaconaway end of Rollins. Saw about a dozen people on the trail today, they said that Blueberry was pretty good with a compact monorail. The monorail on Dicey's Mill ended about thirty minutes before the Tom Wiggen junction. Overall, it was a great spring day with limited visibility in the morning, but it made for a unique experience. |
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 | Name: |
Groundhog |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-05-05 |
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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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