| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Oak Hill, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Luti Loop, Potter Ridge Trail, Dancing Bear Trail, Krupa Loop, Ron's Way, Tower Trail, Upper Trail, Murray Bluff Trail, Ovenbird Scuttle |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 6, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Room for two cars in the lot on Oak Hill Road. The lot is not plowed, so cars without AWD or winter tires could have issues getting into and out of the lot (over the berm). |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Everything of note was bridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Several blowdowns on Krupa Loop and Ron's Way, including a few that majorly obstruct the trail and make it difficult to see where the trail goes. In addition, all of the trails had a lot of evergreens that bent over into the trail due to the weight of the snow/ice on them - they frequently obstructed the trail corridor and could make a beginner unsure where the trail continued. All signs were in place, and all trails were well blazed (though those blazes were occasionally covered by snow today). |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
I guess. |
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 | Bugs: |
Not the time of year for them. :) |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nada. |
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 | Comments: |
This was a nice loop on Oak Hill, with the goal of doing lots of trails that I hadn't done before. Most of the trails had footprints, and the ones that didn't were fairly easy to follow through the unbroken snow. Snow depths ranged from 2-3 inches at the trailhead, to around 6 inches on most of ridge, to up to a foot of snow at the summit. There was no sign of anyone wearing snowshoes (probably because at the trailheads it didn't seem like they'd be useful), but it's probably a good idea to bring them if you're going to the summit or on a less-used trail. I brought micro-spikes but never considered using them - there wasn't much ice, it was just snow. Nothing was really steep or particularly slippery.
Despite the substantial number of footprints I saw, I met only two other hikers. |
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 | Name: |
GN |
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 | E-Mail: |
ghnaigles@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-12-06 |
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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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