| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Bondcliff, Mt. Bond, West Bond, Mt. Guyot, Zealand Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Zealand Trail, Zealand Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 8, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lincoln Woods plowed, lot on 302 plowed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
all crossings were easy rock hops, not frozen solid yet so careful placement required |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of blowdowns on Bondcliff trail, one crawl under on the Twinway approaching Zealand, overall trails in great shape for this time of year! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
n/a |
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 | Bugs: |
n/a |
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 | Lost and Found: |
n/a |
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 | Comments: |
Beautiful day for the traverse of the Bonds and Zealand. Heading up Bondcliff was uneventful, not that much snow on the Lincoln side. We bare booted until after the water crossings then snowshoes the entire rest of the way. Only one other hiker on the Bonds so snow was loose and unconsolidated. After Bondcliff the fun began, 6-8 inches of new powder plus drifts, some waist deep, made the going a little slow over Guyot and by then weather was coming in with some strong wind gusts. Zealand was a winter wonderland! No tracks from the summit all the way to the junction with the Ethan Pond trail then packed out to the hut and out. The caretaker at Zealand greeted us with homemade pumpkin cake and hot water, just what we needed to make it the remaining 7 miles out to the parking lot on 302! |
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 | Name: |
danielle |
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 | E-Mail: |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-12-09 |
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 | Link: |
 https://pbase.com/danielle/bonds9 |
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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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