| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek, NH |
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 | Trails: |
US 2, Starr King Road, Starr King Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 27, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The trailhead lot was accessible, but also overflowing with "interesting" parking, so I parked at the Irving station and did the road walk. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
A few minor drainages are open. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One minor stepover on the ridge. Blazing has also been improved overall, thank you! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
I saw lots of happy pups out today. |
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 | Bugs: |
Only if you consider gray jays to be bugs. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Carried out a plastic bag from the cabin site on Starr King. |
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 | Comments: |
Snowshoes are definitely not needed here at this time. The entire trail is well packed and solid. The lower third is a mixed bag of snow, slush, leaves, rocks, roots, mud and water. After that the surface gradually improves and along the ridge between the peaks is in excellent condition. You could bare boot this whole thing, but I wore spikes and that was fine. Some boot tracks continued north along Kilkenny Ridge Trail, but nothing that I would call broken out.
Zero views today as the peaks remained in the clouds, but that's ok. Pretty busy on this route, there was lots of stepping aside to pass. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-12-27 |
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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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