| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Hancock, South Hancock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 22, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot was fine-not too icy-lots of pavement visible. I’m sure with tomorrow’s temps it will be even better. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All were fine. Water was low-rock hopping possible for some and some are bridged with ice that was at least stable in the temps this morning |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw one dog-left mine at home today |
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 | Comments: |
Trail is nicely packed-wore hillsounds from start to finish. I prefer North to South, which I did. Going up north was not an issue-there were plenty of foot placement options in the areas that had ice. The ridge between the two was nicely packed down. Going down south was a slide-I ended up just butt-sliding it because it was early morning and not many people out—if it was later I would have probably put crampons on to have better footing but that is just me—maybe spikes would have been just fine. There were 2 others out on the trail with me 6am-I hit north alone-met up with one on south and there were many trickling in on my exit. Beautiful start to Winter! |
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 | Name: |
Pickles |
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 | E-Mail: |
rebeccasmithphotography@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-12-22 |
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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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