| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Passaconaway, NH |
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 | Trails: |
FR37, bushwhack, Eastern Slides, Walden Trail, Square Ledge Trail, Passaconaway Cutoff, Oliverian Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, November 22, 2020 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Comments: |
Starting from the end of FR37, I bushwhacked through open woods to a beaver bog with great views of Passaconaway; from here I continued through relatively open forest to the base of Passaconaway and the 1938 eastern slide, passing by a remote logging camp along the way. I found great conditions on the 1938 slide, with good footing and very little ice. At the top of the slide, I slabbed west through thick woods until I reached the heavily revegetated track of the 1800s slide; microspikes went on at around 3400ft to aid with the sporadic ice and snow in the gully. There were a few large rocks to bypass, but nothing too bad, and the occasional ledge viewpoint offered some great views back to the beaver bog. At one point near the ridge crest, I heard hikers talking about five yards away from me (on the Walden Trail); the summit was only .2 miles away, but since I wanted to bushwhack the mountain from base to summit, I descended a fair distance and then re-ascended the summit cone at a different angle, pushing through heinous deadfall. I found no other people on the summit, and the Walden Trail had some easy sections of ice on the descent. |
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 | Name: |
timbercamp |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-11-23 |
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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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