| 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, February 9, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot has packed-down snow (in okay shape for regular cars) |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easy, mostly bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a pair of dark grey Hestra liner gloves, left them at the little shelf on the trailhead sign at the end of the parking lot. There also appeared to be a hat someone else left there. |
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 | Comments: |
Hancock Notch Trail and Cedar Brook Trail were well-packed, we used spikes there. Water crossings were mostly bridged, with not much water flowing; all were easy.
Hancock Loop Trail up to the fork was also in great shape. At the fork (where you can go to either North or South Hancock; we did the loop clockwise), we switched to snowshoes because we were breaking trail; it looked like there had been only one hiker (postholer) there since the last snowfall. There were 6" deep postholes on the way up to Mount Hancock and 6-18" deep postholes on the trail between North and South Hancock :'(
We packed it down a bit as we traveled over it with snowshoes, and there were a couple other hikers on the trail behind us, but snowshoes might still be the best bet for the loop portion of the hike. Spikes were fine elsewhere. |
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 | Name: |
Anish A |
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 | E-Mail: |
aathalye@me.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-02-09 |
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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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