| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Hancock, South Hancock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot is clear and open but full by early afternoon |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock Hopping and still low for the time being. I did see 1 or 2 people had booted the bushwhack between the Cedar Brook and HLT to avoid a few of the crossings. Lots of crossings 10+ round trip |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Scattered small blow downs, easy to go around |
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 | Comments: |
It was a good day & beautiful weather, but also a day of very hard work. There is a ton of snow still, dont be deceived by the warm weather like I was. The snow is also soft, wet, and heavy. I used light traction the entire way but definitely wished I hadn’t left the snowshoes in the car...
Hancock Notch Trail: Stable monorail the whole way, well traveled in the past few days.
Cedar Brook Trail: same as above
Hancock Loop Trails. Stable monorail but less traveled up until the fork. I went to the south peak first. There was only 1 other set of boot tracks and the snow was extremely soft. It’s pretty steep so I was taking 2 steps forward and then backsliding a step most of the way up. Very tiring, even though it was only a half mile up. The traverse was also brutal without snowshoes. DELs trail report reflects it accurately, multiple feet of snow. At times I post holed to my waist! Took me almost 2 hours to do the south peak and traverse. From the north peak things are pretty good. It’s still not packed out but definitely a few more people have traveled this trail.
DEL was coming off the trail as I got started, ended up very jealous of his snow shoes. |
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 | Name: |
joe |
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 | E-Mail: |
jhaviland613@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-04-30 |
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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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