| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Firescrew, Mt. Cardigan, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Manning Trail, Mowglis Trail, Clark Trail, Holt-Clark Cutoff, Holt Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
AMC lodge in Alexandria well plowed and sanded. About 7 cars parked at 9am, about the same around 2pm upon return |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No crossings |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Two black dogs off leash. One was old, blind and slow. The other was young and skiddish. Nearly took out my hiking partner from behind like a quiet cannon ball. |
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 | Bugs: |
No bugs |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing found |
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 | Comments: |
Travelled up Manning from Alexandria AMC lodge parking lot with bare boots. Put in snowshoes about a mile and half in. Lots of post hole pits, please use snowshoes! Higher up, all slab rock and ledge is snow covered. Blazes on rocks are covered. Lost main upper Manning trail in the short trees due to people making new trails everywhere. People were walking in circles, do don’t blindly follow snowshoe tracks. Be careful to watch for blazes and stacked rocks to find your way. The stacked rocks are visible above the snow. Drifts on trail were firm. All rocks covered including upper ledge granite. On summit, firetower covered with rime ice, as was summit rock. Winds were annoying so we just tapped the summit and left. On way down, winds were dead at old caretakers cabin on Clark. We headed down Clark cutoff with snowshoes and didn’t take them off until we hit lower manning. We then hiked out on fast conditions to AMC lodge. There was no ice anywhere on the trails we hiked today, just packed snow. |
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 | Name: |
Mr. Irrelevant |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-01-19 |
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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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