| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Jefferson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Jewell Trail, Gulfside, Jefferson Loop |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 27, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking up at the Cog Railway to take the Jewell Link and cut off a bit of distance requires a $10 pass. Parking at the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trailhead for the full Jewell Trail requires a $5 pass on the spot or any of the other recreational passes NH state parks accept. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The stream crossing required to take the Jewell Link from the start of the Cog Railway was intimidating with no bridge and high spring waters, so we avoided it and took the Jewell Trail proper where there's a bridge across the biggest stream. There are two more crossings, but both are much smaller and one had a snow/ice bridge across. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Blowdowns at a few different places, but easy to navigate. Signs above treeline hard to read with snow so make sure you have your own navigation. |
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 | Comments: |
Cloudy all the way up. Almost no wind until on Gulfside but then things got pretty chilly. Once up on the Jefferson summit, we were up above the cloud layer in the sun and could see the peaks of Washington and Adams poking out. The wind also died down, so it was a pretty pleasant lunch spot. Most of the trail up was unreliable monorail - if you stepped in exactly the right places you'd stay on top fine with boots, but it was really easy to make a wrong step and sink up to the knee or hip. It was warm enough that even by the afternoon the postholing was worse. Up high there were still a few pretty icy bits but nothing that microspikes couldn't handle. No muddy sections on 3/27 itself, but it'll be mud season very, very soon. |
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 | Name: |
Walter |
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 | E-Mail: |
Martin |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-03-29 |
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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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