| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Madison, Mt. Adams, Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Clay, Mt. Washington, Mt. Monroe, Mt. Franklin, Mt. Eisenhower, Mt. Pierce, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Valley Way, Osgood Trail, Gulfside, Airline, Lowes Path, Jefferson Loop, Clay Loop, Westside Trail, Cog Rail Trail, Trinity Heights Connector, Crawford Path, Monroe Loop, Eisenhower Loop, Webster Cliff Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, March 8, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Appalachia 3 other vehicles on arrival. Car spot at Crawford train depot lot is well plowed but icy. 4 vehicles upon my return
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridged no issue |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few walk unders on Valley Way including a crawl under. Crawford Path has a few walk unders and a step over and a crawl under heading down from Mt Pierce |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
A few well behaved doggos including 2 beautiful black labs heading down from Pierce |
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 | Bugs: |
Not yet |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a bluetooth speaker on the Monroe side of Eisenhower. Lmk and can drop in mail if you'd like |
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 | Comments: |
🦠day for a Presidential Traverse. Trails today were optimal as well as very low winds from start to finish. I was able to use Hillsound spikes until the upper Bruin Trail. The trail at this point is choppy,postholed and unconsolidated. Snowshoes stayed on until descending Mt Washington, at which time hillsounds were the better option until just starting the ascent to Mt Eisenhower at which point snow was getting soft and was once again unconsolidated. Webster Cliff Trail and Crawford down to the Highland Center was a packed superhighway but didn't feel like changing back over from snowshoes. Full Crampons were along for the ride today but definitely glad they were on the pack if needed especially descending Mt Washington.as well as an ice ax. It was nice chatting with several hikers including one trying to beat the FKT for Hut to Hut and another hiking the Presi Traverse. Today completes my SSW48. Beautiful hike! |
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 | Name: |
scottb |
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 | E-Mail: |
Mainebeefman@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-03-08 |
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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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