Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Zealand Mountain, Mt. Guyot, West Bond, Mt. Bond, Bondcliff, NH |
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| Trails: |
Zealand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Wilderness Trail, Lincoln Woods Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 8, 2011 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
zealand road is open. was gated, but not locked this morning so we were able to drive in. is now locked open. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Spring Snow |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
all water crossings along the route were up, but rock hoppable with some stepping on submerged rocks. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
some blowdown, mostly minor, along bondcliff trail below summit. |
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| Lost and Found: |
found digital camera near zealand summit. e-mail if may be yours. |
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| Comments: |
zealand trail a mix of bare trail and rail snow. lots of rotten snow and rail on lower twinway. better conditions once on the ridge to zealand. still lots of snow up there.
even more snow heading to guyot with little snow rail and actually pretty decent snowshoeing. with temps today snow was pretty solid. open rock over guyot, but quickly back to snow for west bond and bond. more snow rail through this section. continued coverage to open ridgeline heading to bondcliff and then clear until back in woods heading down.
snow descending bondcliff had a lot of monorail. it started to slowly peter out with long bare sections until finally clearing out entirely near second black brook crossing. from there it was a bit wet on bondcliff trail, but once on wilderness trail it was generally a dry walk out to the trailhead.
snowshoes still necessary along the high ridges. that and bareboots were all we needed today.
great day for a traverse.
nice temps with a mix of sun and clouds. snow conditions starting to get pretty difficult in places, but generally not too bad. planned the trip before knowing zealand road would be open so that was a nice bonus. thanks to cynthia for a nice hike. |
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| Name: |
bryan |
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| E-Mail: |
bryancuddihee@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-05-08 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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