| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Monadnock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Dublin Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, February 4, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
As is normal, the last mile of Old Troy road and the parking lot were not plowed. To avoid getting stuck, you need a high clearance vehicle, AWD, and Winter tires. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Well-blazed. No blowdowns. Thanks to the maintainers. |
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 | Comments: |
The access road, the parking lot, and the trail were entirely unbroken. Snowshoes required until just before the intersection with Marlboro trail. From there in exposed areas the wind had left only a thin coating of ice and snow capped by rime ice. Microspikes would have been optimal there, but there was just enough coating on the rocks to make snowshoes work as well.
Snowshoes still required on the lower portion of the trail. Our snowshoe track makes two short bypasses to avoid scrambles where loose snow was covering ice.
In the morning, we noticed there was still room for a few cars to park roadside at the Pumpelly trailhead despite the snow bank. However, the only tracks heading up the trail itself appeared to be from a solo bare-booter. In the afternoon there was a lone car there and the additional tracks were from bare-boots as well.
Saw about five others at the summit. One of them told us you could use microspikes on the entirety of the White cross and White dot trails.
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 | Name: |
Al S |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-02-04 |
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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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