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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks North Hancock, South Hancock, NH
Trails
Trails: Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail, bushwhack, Arrow Slide
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Thursday, May 16, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of parking at hairpin curve 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, 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, Slush 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All were easily crossed 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: A few minor blow downs on Hancock notch trail. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Definitely not dog friendly! 
Bugs
Bugs: Saw 1 mosquitoe 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Hancock Notch trail and Cedar brook trail had very mixed conditions including basically walking through a stream, unstable monorail, stable monorail, and a dryish trail. Bare bootable until halfway through Cedar brook trail where spikes would be helpful although I unwisely choose to bareboot the entire hike. We last minute decided to take the Arrow slide up as it looked awesome looming in front of us. The slide was very slick in many spots and the bushwhack sections were buried in snow. From the top of the slide we veered left where the Cairn is and straight up from there kind of veering to the right where we came out right at the outlook on North Hancock. The ridge was a mess of snow and snowshoes would have been very helpful. The way down South peak was a disaster with post holes buried under the fresh snow from Monday night, it was very slick as well. Only saw one other hiker and he had a dog with him.  
Name
Name: The Monkeys Uncle 
E-Mail
E-Mail: ryanmitchell1145@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-05-16 
Link
Link: https:// 
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