| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Falling Waters Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Old Bridle Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 26, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy to manage, rock hops and log bridges. Use of a hiking pole for balance was helpful. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some blowdown in spots across Old Bridal Path but passable. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No problem for dogs. Ours did great over the icy patches. Saw one other dog that looked happy too. |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Saw on knit glove and a frozen purple scarf or something up on the ridge. |
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 | Comments: |
Great hike. In spite of the rain and warm weather yesterday, the conditions were fine as long as you wear spikes. No running water in this loop trail to speak of. Lots of exposed rocks though along certain sections. We did the on again, off again routine with our spikes, mostly coming off of Lafayette summit along sections of OBP. Probably could have left them on the whole way. Sections of disintegrating monorail helped with traction. Pretty windy along the ridge. Limited views from low cloud cover. Overall we lucked out on the weather conditions and it was a good day to hike. |
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 | Name: |
Gi Jo |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-12-26 |
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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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