| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Mack (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Red Trail, Red Orange Trail, access road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 29, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Camp Bell parking area which is huge. 5 or 6 cars when I arrived at 8 a.m. Twice that number at 12:15. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Couple of streams were running well but easy to step over. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No blow downs to speak of. Trail markers were pretty good as well as signage at trail junctions. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
none |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
none |
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 | Comments: |
Red Trail --> Red/Orange Trail --> summit--)Red/Orange Trail --> truck Road
Arrive before 8 a.m. Sunny with no wind and about 20 degrees. Not enough snow for snowshoes with lots of bare ground on road above parking area. Put on micro spikes just in case. At point where red blazed trail departs the road and into the woods, snow was a little deeper but with a well frozen crust. No potholing to speak of except through a couple of hemlock groves where the sun couldn't reach the trail. All water crossings were running well but all were an easy step over or rock hop. Last 0.3 miles below the summit was steeper and the snow melt had refrozen making for long stretches of ice. Could probably walk around but micro spikes allowed easy climb. At summit, was hit by a snow squall and wind picked up so headed back down via the truck road. No snowmobiles due to large patches of bare dirt on the road. Actually saw absolutely nobody all morning. |
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 | Name: |
Robert Nick |
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 | E-Mail: |
rjnick@charter.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-02-29 |
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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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