| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Tecumseh, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Tecumseh Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, May 6, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Hoppable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Remnants of one smaller blow-down just past Sosman jct. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Fine |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a pair of heavy, gray sweatpants halfway up. I doubt they were Larisa's, so I left them at the sign at the TH. |
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 | Comments: |
Ran into Larisa when I pulled in and Rich G. right when I finished. Busy evening on Big T!
Dry trail for 0.8 miles. Intermittent monorail through the last "significant" crossing that can be managed with or without spikes. Once I got beyond the crossing, I threw on my spikes and dodged post holes and mud pits for the remaining 1.6 miles to the summit. The monorail is narrow in places, but often times you can walk next to it to make it easier to negotiate. Things are worse on the ridge--lots of post holes, soft snow, and poor footing. The trail becomes mostly bare from the rocky section and side-hill about 0.1 mi from the summit.
Between Larisa and the dogs going up before me, my two laps, and Rich's trip up and down, we mashed up the potatoes pretty well. It looks like there's still a couple of feet of snow up top, but I think the snow will diminish a lot this week with the warm temps and rain. See Strava for photos. |
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 | Name: |
Nate Weeks |
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 | E-Mail: |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-05-07 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.strava.com/activities/2347776810 |
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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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