Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Tom, Mt. Field, Mt. Willey, NH |
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| Trails: |
Avalon Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur, Willey Ridge Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Monday, April 18, 2011 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
parking at Depot is now clear of snow. There were about 6 cars when I came in. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Crawford Brook crossings are open but the water level is still low. Easy to rockhop across |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No blowdowns, just some lean-ins and branches in your face higher up on the trails. Surprised the trail hasn't seen more use. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Easy trails for dogs. In warming conditions might punch through. |
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| Comments: |
The trails had a soft crust of about 2 to 3 inches above the packed trail with a dusting of new snow from last night. The only marks on the trails were from barebooters. I followed a set of fresh tracks to jct. with the A-Z trail. No evidence of recent travel up Avalon, so I followed the fresh tracks up to Mt. Tom. There met Greg from Boston. The last 100 yards to the summit led straight up. On the way down I stayed on the trail. On the Willey Range trail the boot marks left occasionally the true trail. I tried to stay on the trail and was followed by Greg. The only confusing section is about 0.3 mile from Willey. There were no signs of a used trail, the marks from previous hikers had left the trail bearing left at the knob between Field and Willey and apparently never made it to Mt. Willey. After a minute I found the corridor turning right (west). On the return trip down Avalon trail I followed again the boot marks, which were bearing right where the spur trail goes up to Mt. Avalon and followed down a gulley, while the true trail stays above the gulley and bears left as one starts down the steep section. I put branches across their tracks and followed the regular trail down to the jct. with the A-Z trail. I used microspikes for most of the hike and put on snowshoes on the softening trail portion along the Crawford brook on the way out to the car. |
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| Name: |
Georg |
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| E-Mail: |
georg3@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-04-18 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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