| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Hayes, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mahoosuc Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 21, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the trestle in Gorham on Rt. 16 north of the Rt. 2 west jct..maybe room for 6 to 8 vehicles |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
a few small open ones easily stepped over or snow bridged... |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Lots of little whips and small evergreens crowding the trail; two extremely large hardwood blow downs had to crawl under, up higher after the upper road.. |
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 | Comments: |
Close to home 52WAV peak...barebooted from trailhead across the bridge, took a left on the plowed road instead of climbing the bank to the snow machine trail..in a short distance at the power lines, took a right onto the snow machine trail (signs are there); go left of course here; continued to the bridge over the canal and a sharp right through the woods to Hogan Road (snow machine had been on it); made it to the actual trail sign near the powerhouse and switched to snow shoes; crusty snow but stable more or less until up to the upper road where a very old snow shoe trench was visible but crusty break through snow with powder underneath; higher up the snow depth was greater and some spots hip deep! Once at the ledges, there was a nice track with a few inches of powder all the way to the Centennial jct...had to crawl in a few places to bust through the crust and deep snow approaching the ledges...nice views, higher summits looked to be in an ice cloud most of day.. |
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 | Name: |
Keith E |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-02-21 |
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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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