Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid, NH |
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| Trails: |
Pine Bend Brook Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Thursday, November 19, 2020 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Nominal. More cars from MA than NH. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
On Mt Tripyramid, water crossings were low-key for the most part. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail was in good shape overall. No significant anythings, except you might want your more robust crampons (Kahtoola K-10s, or Hillsound equivalents.) |
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| Comments: |
It was a tough day. Indeed, it was a day where many would have just pulled up stakes and gone home. Instead, I got a chance to see Carrigain and Passaconaway up close, And a whole bunch of other mountains. Wow!
I started out on Downes Brook trailhead. Water crossings were non-trivial. Most of the medium sized rocks were glazed with ice. It took several minutes to cross any given crossing. And that just ate up too much time. I gave up and went to Tripyramid via Pine Bend Brook trail. And that made the difference. Everything was walkable. Nothing felt like "oh wow, I'm going to die."
Photos and a more detailed trip report are on my website, as usual. |
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| Name: |
Protean Wanderer |
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| E-Mail: |
hiker@proteanwanderer.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-11-19 |
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| Link: |
https://www.proteanwanderer.com/2020/11/20/trip-report-tetralogy-of-two-tripyramids/ |
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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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