| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Kinsman, South Kinsman, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Kinsman Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 1, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot of RT116 is free of snow and dry enough to drive in. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All 3 crossing were rock hoppable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Several down trees on Mt Kinsman's Trail starting at the 2nd crossing up to about 3000' |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Snow fleas on the trail and a few flys on the summits |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Mt Kinsmans trail monorail starts just before the Bald Peak turnoff and is spotty until about 3000' where it is all snow. This trail is in bad shape. Someone postholed the monorail all the way to the Kinsmans Ridge trail making travel difficult. The trail was frozen post holes in the morning so I used microspikes, trying to avoid the holes. On the way down the snow was soft so snowshoes worked better. The Kinsmans Ridge trail is in great shape as everyone used snowshoes on the monorail. The south side of North peak has some exposed rock ledges which were tricky with snowshoes. Also South peak was free of snow. Great views and weather today... |
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 | Name: |
OldMan |
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 | E-Mail: |
OldMan.Ed.Smith@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-05-01 |
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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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