| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Shaw, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Cold Spring Road, Cold Spring Trail, Faraway Mountain Cutoff, Faraway Mountain Trail, Oak Ridge Cutoff, High Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking. The area is mostly clear of snow and ice. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A large tree laying across High Ridge Cutoff |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
I don't think a dog would enjoy these trail conditions |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing |
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 | Comments: |
Cold Spring Rd is bare. After that, the trails are a chewed up mess with snowshoe tracks, ski tracks and postholes. All, thankfully frozen over on the ascent. Once on the High Ridge Cutoff, there is something of a shallow snowshoe track which was frozen, but had some shallow postholes. Once on the High Ridge, the snowshoe track was in a little better shape. Past the junction where the High Ridge becomes usable for snowmobiles, it is a nicely groomed highway. I used microspikes for the entire ascent, then on the descent, once off the snowmobile track, used snowshoes. |
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 | Name: |
Maineguy |
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 | E-Mail: |
ne111er@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-01-29 |
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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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