| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Jefferson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Chandler Brook Trail, Great Gulf Trail, Six Husbands Trail, Jefferson Loop, Gulfside, Sphinx Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, October 4, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Room for several cars at Chandler Brook Tr on auto road, similar parking about 100 yards below Wamsutta Tr. Cost $35/car+driver for auto road + $10/person |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All 15 or so crossings were rock hoppable: 3 on Chandler brook done twice, west peabody @ start of six husbands, 4 on sphinx, 3 on great gulf |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails are easy to spot and follow for being unblazed wilderness trails. All blowdowns are cut to wilderness regs. Note current fire ban within the great gulf wilderness |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Bugs: |
N/A |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
Did this loop with Liam Cooney who unfortunately didn't manage to finish the tab. Six Husbands Tr was dry rock with all of the ledges having beautiful holds and the ladders all securely in place. We split at the Edmands Col Cutoff jct on Six Husbands Tr where he did an out and back and then went up to the jct with Gulfside and I took Six Husbands up and summited then went down the N half of the Mt Jefferson Loop to Gulfside and met back up at the Six Husbands and Gulfside jct. At the Wamsutta Tr jct he went up and I took Great Gulf Tr to Chandler Brook Tr. There was a dusting of snow on the summit cone but the snow from Saturday when I summited via Caps Ridge Tr was already melted. The rocks and leaves were slick and slippery going down Chandler Brook Tr and I observed ice in the brook below the 2nd crossing; they were dry when I came back up at the end of the day. I may have made the worst vanilla pun of my life to some poor girl at the Chandler Brook Tr and Great Gulf Tr jct. |
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 | Name: |
Heat Lightning |
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 | E-Mail: |
elijah.schreiber@uvm.edu |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-10-05 |
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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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