| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Avalon, Mt. Field, Mt. Willey, Mt. Tom, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Avalon Trail, Avalon Spur, Willey Range Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, September 28, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Grabbed spot along 302 near entrance to Depot as most parking spots looked to be filled in. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water levels have come up but still simply rock stepped across today. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Parts of Willey Range Tr. are pretty tight; especially between Field and Willey. Typical high use 4K trail conditions throughout unfortunately. Nicely relocated section at bottom of A-Z Tr. since my last hike here. Thought something was odd on my way up when the large rock wasn't there to sit on at the jct. of Avalon & A-Z for my first break. Realized why on my way down with jct. being higher up on Avalon than before. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Many out today; water not an issue today. |
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 | Bugs: |
Only recall swatting one wasp away when sitting. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Few miscellaneous items hanging here and there; nothing valuable. |
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 | Comments: |
Busy tails. Nice running into the "Misfits" on Willey as well as much enjoyable conversation with others. Great weather and views until 3:30 while coming down Mt. Tom Spur when it started raining steadily. Lots of mud. Forecast I had was spot on so glad I chose this hike. One left hand turn about 4/10's of a mile below Avalon Spur that at least 3 separate groups had missed on way up which I can understand why as many have followed a beaten path straight ahead at this point. Easily corrected; just a matter of backtracking or merging over to actual trail. Colors starting to come out in Crawford Notch but not near peak yet. |
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 | Name: |
franco |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-09-28 |
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 | Link: |
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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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