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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Tremont (attempt), NH
Trails
Trails: Mt. Tremont Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, April 3, 2011
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parking alongside Route 302 across from trail head. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Standing/Running Water on Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Several small one all easily crossed on rocks 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: 4 (3 farily large 1 small) blowdowns on trail before main stream crossing at 1.5 miles all easily ducked under. One blowdown right after stream crossing that pretty well obscures the trail - trimmed a few branches to make it a little easier to see the trail though it will need to be removed - this area could also use a little brushing to make the trail easier to find. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Stretch up to stream crossing at 1.5 miles an easy trail - above this the unbroken trail might be a little tough for smaller dogs to get through the snow. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: There was a note at the trailhead asking people to keep an eye out for a pair of snowshoes - didn't see them up to where I turned around. 
 
Comments
Comments: A good day to be on the trails though I ended off trail for a while. Trail up to brook crossing was wet and sticky snow but packed and easy with snowshoes - a few open spots with water.

After the brook crossing at 1.5 miles I followed the obvious track which ended up not actually being the trail so I had to backtrack to find the trail.

For those heading up - right after you cross the brook there is a large birch with a yellow blaze - from this point the actual trail heads straight up the slope in a little gully - the trail is obscured by a blowdown and some brush but if you head up past this debris you'll see another yellow blaze up above after which you'll head off to the left. The left track does meet up with the trail in the gully.

The most defined track goes off to the right (tried to cover it up a bit) and veers well away from the actual trail.

Once back on the actual trail - it had not seen any traffic in a while - I was breaking through loose snow mostly 6+ inches deep up to the point where due to the late hour I had to turn around (about 2200 feet and a bit below the switchbacks in the open birches). The trail is only sporadically blazed above the brook crossing though it was farily easy to follow (Once I found it!) to the point where I turned around.
 
Name
Name: Brian from Maine 
E-Mail
E-Mail: brobert1@maine.rr.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2011-04-03 
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