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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Chocorua, NH
Trails
Trails: Weetamoo Trail, Hammond Trail, Liberty Trail, Piper Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, December 22, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: A few inches in the lot at the Piper Trailhead, but no issues. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: One slightly tricky crossing on Weetamoo Trail due to ice covered rocks, everything else easily passable. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: One large blowdown, I believe on Hammond Trail, but easily passable.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Only saw one, and seemed to be having fun. 
Bugs
Bugs: None 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: None 
 
Comments
Comments: A nice loop up Weetamoo, Hammond, Liberty, and down Piper. One water crossing on Weetamoo that required some care, and we put on microspikes right around then. A few inches of powder down low, but not enough to warrant snowshoes. It was a pretty steady gradual climb until Liberty Cabin. From the cabin to the summit there were a few steeper pitches, and it would have been nice to have full traction. A few deeper drifts in this stretch, but nothing prolonged for more than a few steps. Fairly icy at the summit, but microspikes were sufficient. There was still a lot of bare rock on top. A quick descent down Piper Trail.  
Name
Name: AndrewD 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-12-23 
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