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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Moosilauke, Mt. Moosilauke - South Peak, NH
Trails
Trails: Gorge Brook Trail, Carriage Road, South Peak Spur, Snapper Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, May 5, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Park alongside Ravine Lodge Road prior to the side road to the lodge. Raine Lodge Road generally in good shape with a few bumpy spots. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable) 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All significant water crossings are bridged. One unbridged crossing on the Snapper Trail was an easy rock hop 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: One tree across trail near second bridge over Gorge Brook. One tree across the Snapper Trail. Neither downed tree presented much of a problem. Nice rock steps on the Moosilauke Carriage Road just below the summit. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Saw one dog. Trail is good for dogs. 
Bugs
Bugs: None 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: The lower section of Gorge Brook Trail was a mix of bare wet trail and snow/frozen slush. The Gorge Brook Trail was mainly a stable monorail from just before the first bridge over Gorge Brook up to the bare summit ledges with a few bare spots here and there. The monorail was generally wide enough to allow for easy walking with only a few thin spots. The ridge between Mt Moosilauke and South Peak was either bare surfaces or a hardpacked monorail sometimes below the crest of the snowpack. Below the junction with the Glencliff Trail, the Moosilauke Carriage Road did not have a clearly defined monorail. Nevertheless it was easy to find solid footing which prevented any postholing. The Snapper Trail had both a stable and deteriorating monorail. I carried my snowshoes but did not use them as I did not post hole. MicroSpikes provided enough traction.
By the time I arrived at South Peak I could see the summit of Mt Washington and Camel's Hump in Vt. Many hikers on the trail. Most ascended via Gorge Brook. Two hikers came up Beaver Brook (reportedly treacherous footing but the cascades were flowing)and one hiker came up Glencliff Trail.  
Name
Name: WAUMBEK 
E-Mail
E-Mail: WAUMBEK at Roadrunner dot com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-05-05 
Link
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