| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Moosilauke, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Carriage Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Last 0.4 miles of access road to trailhead impassible without a monster truck. Park on road, plenty available. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Significant, Snow - Spring Snow, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy as large streams are bridged down low (as in commercial bridges for snowmobiles) |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Lower section has 2-3 blowdowns that will need a chain saw, easy step-overs or go arounds. These would be snow-machine stoppers. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Easy for them - Espen had a great time and practiced his doggy distancing. No steep grades or large bolders. |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Comments: |
Sunscreen recommended. Hadn't done this one from Breezy Point before. Low elevations wet as expected and mud tolerable. Then came patches of snow which became full snow at the junction of the upper Hurricane trail. From there (as it was a cold night and things froze and were firm in the AM) microspikes to the summit worked well. No melting up high and bony areas with ice on the ridge and summit. Descended same path and from the S.Peak, Glencliff, Carriage junction it was a lovely snowshoe descent. Things had softened so spikes and bare boots would chew it up a bit, (or a lot). There is still a decent snowpack of 3-4 feet in many areas up high. 11.25 mile out and back from where you can park. ~3350 ft of elevation gain. |
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 | Name: |
SH |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-04-08 |
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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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