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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Bald Peak, North Kinsman, South Kinsman (attempt), NH
Trails
Trails: Mt. Kinsman Trail, Bald Peak Spur, Kinsman Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Friday, February 26, 2021
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: First car in the lot at 7:15. There were 7 others when I left at 1:30 and 1 just arriving. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction, Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Water crossings were either frozen or easily stepped over. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: A couple of blowdowns that were easily navigated. Met the trail volunteer on his way up to clear the blowdown on Mt. Kinsman Trail. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: The track was well consolidated all the way to North Kinsman, and the warm weather recently made a nice hardpack up to about 3000'. To the ridge, it was softer but still nice and grippy in microspikes. Kinsman Ridge Trail to North Kinsman had 1-2" of new or drifted snow, but snowshoes were not needed.

Started post-holing on my way to South Kinsman, so I turned around after maybe 1/10th of a mile to not damage the trail. Snowshoes definitely needed between North and South Kinsman.  
Name
Name: TristanD 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2021-02-26 
Link
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