| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Moriah, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Stony Brook Trail, Carter Moriah Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 8, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Stony Brook Tr lot off Rt 16 had two other cars at 8:30am, 6 when I returned mid afternoon. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The two stream crossings were ice bridged (for now ... relatively thin, may not persist much longer with warming temps, rain, lack of new snowfall, etc.) |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One larger blowdown, currently a leaner that's easily ducked under, on Stony Brook Tr. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw one pup, doing fine. |
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 | Comments: |
Bluebird day for the out/back to Moriah summit via Stony Brook Tr. Hillsound micros the whole day. Saw at least a dozen other people, all in spikes (a few toting snowshoes, for the ride.) Low down on Stony Brook Tr in the first few tenths there was a significant amount of ice necessitating spikes from the start. Once past the water crossings, just snow, and hardpacked at that. Up on the C-M ridge there was negligible drifting, and at least 3-4 feet of snowpack ... definitely a carwash effect with branches extending into the trail corridor.
Also, to my surprise there was a group of snowshoers coming up Moriah Brook Tr, which was thinly packed out from C-M. |
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 | Name: |
Eric H |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-03-09 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.strava.com/activities/3166498506 |
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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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