| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Dinsmore Mountain , NH |
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 | Trails: |
Wentworth Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 1, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Mead Base, Trail head for Mt Israel |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
no issues |
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 | Comments: |
We jumped on Wentworth Trail and followed it north for a bit. Once the trail turns east at roughly 1250 feet of elevation and drops down we started bushwhacking northwest at easy grade heading towards the drainage that drops off the col to the east of the summit.
This route had some minor up and downs with a little slabbing here and there. At about 1600 feet and at that drainage we picked up a set of snowshoe tracks running in the same direction. We continued following the tracks northwest and at about 1900 feet, crossed the drainage turning more west and things started getting extremely steep for the 350 feet of elevation gain.
Just below the summit things leveled off as we turned south and hit the recognized high point and signed in. At the summit we noticed a set of tracks that came from a different direction. Those two tracks were from Zack and Bryan who had hit the summit two days prior.
On the return trip we took our snowshoes off to help out steep drops and end up following out the other set of tracks we ran into for a change of scenery that brought us down to the parking lot skipping the trail.
Nice quick hike/ bushwhack clocking just under 3 miles and 1600 feet of elevation gain before we set off on a 14-day cruise to the western Caribbean
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 | Name: |
Brian Bond |
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 | E-Mail: |
brianbond@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-02-01 |
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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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