| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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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: |
Friday, May 8, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Empty lot when I started three vehicles when I returned. Plenty of room. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Some of the smaller crossings are still bridged, larger crossings rock hoppable with no issue. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns to start on Hancock Notch Trail easy stepovers. A few more difficult blowdowns between N and S Hancock that required crawling under... |
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 | Comments: |
Monorail starts shortly after beginning of hike and is rock solid with a mix of bare ground and rocks.. There are postholes but no issues. Micros went on in the first thousand feet. The water is spring flow but no issues crossing.
I ascended North Hancock first- heading to South was tricky with high snowpack,blowdowns and low branches. Needed to watch eyes and ears. After reading Jabberwalks report I put crampons on while descending South Hancock and I was glad I did. It had a fresh dusting of snow,postholed and looked like nothing I'd be interested in sliding down. I met three other hikers and was nice chatting at a distance. Snowshoes had a free ride today.
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 | Name: |
Scottb |
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 | E-Mail: |
mainebeefman@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-05-08 |
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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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