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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Tom, Mt. Field, Mt. WIlley, NH
Trails
Trails: Avalon Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur, Willey Range Trail, Ethan Pond Trail, Kedron Flume Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Lots of space everywhere. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, 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, Snow/Ice - Small Patches 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Stream levels were down today and easily crossed on rocks. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: The usual blowdowns. Nothing significant for the season. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: Only snow fleas. No black flies today. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Found a phone. Found an airsoft pistol. Lots of trash too. 
 
Comments
Comments: Temps around freezing last night firmed up the remaining monorail.
Avalon Trail - barebooted the bottom, spikes near the A-Z. Streams were low.
A-Z Trail - spikes mostly. Tried snowshoes the last 1/4 mike. Worked ok. At least no postholing.
Mt Tom Spur: hard monorail and some wet/dry trail near the top. Spikes worked well.
Willey Range Trail to Mt Field: Hard monorail, spikes worked well.
Willey Range Trail, Field to Willey: Snowshoes worked well. The monorail was soft and the snow was deep with some hip deep postholes, some even in the monorail.
Willey Range Trail, Willey to Ethan Pond Trail: Mixed bag. Snowshoes for a bit, then spikes, then bare boots, with at least a half dozen changes on the way down. The snow came and went - some frozen, some soft. At least a half dozen bare booted up to Willey and back . Postholing wasn't too deep most of the way. The ladders are almost all melted out.
Expect conditions to change by the time you read this!  
Name
Name: Hiker__Dad 
E-Mail
E-Mail: bwa27 at comcast dot net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-05-08 
Link
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