| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Anna, North Straightback, Straightback Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Old Stage Road, Precipice Path, Belknap Range Trail, Dave Roberts Quarry Trail, North Straightback Link, Quarry Spur Trail, Straightback Mountain Trail, Blueberry Pasture Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The parking lot on alton mountain road is completely plowed. There is plenty of parking. Alton mount road is plowed, but was muddy. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
none |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There is a huge tree down over the upper part of the west precipice trail. There is another large tree down (i think) on the belknap range trail between the intersection with the west precipice trail and the intersection with the dave roberts quarry trail. Both can be crawled under. |
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 | Comments: |
There is a few inches of heavy wet snow on the mountains. The stage road and the blueberry pasture trail are used by snowmobiles. They are very packed down and can be barebooted. I had a really fun time hiking up the west precipice trail. There was a big rock scramble covered in snow that climbs past a frozen waterfall. I went up this part in microspikes, and left a few post holes (sorry). I put my snowshoes on after that, and wore them for the rest of the day. There were a few difficult rock scrambles on the upper part of the west precipice trail that I had trouble climbing up. I ended up bushwacking around them (youll see my footprints). I attempted the north straightback link trail, but I came to a spot where I could not determine where the trail was. I turned back at this point. The previous hiker had the same problem. The footprints fork into two directions, both leading to a dead end. The green blazes on this trail are very faded and difficult to follow. I didnt do the anna goat trail, but I noticed one set of footprints (bareboots) going up that way. There were some creepy scarecrows on the side of the old stage road towards the blueberry pasture trail. |
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 | Name: |
Nefarias Bredd |
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 | E-Mail: |
nich43@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-02-24 |
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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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