| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Liberty, Mt. Flume, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Whitehouse Trail, bike path, Liberty Spring Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 4, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lots of parking at Trailhead |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Small crossing on Liberty Springs all rock hopable. However, rocks in the water crossings at lower elevations were covered in ice at the start making crossing tricky. A Tree was strategically placed across the last larger water crossing that was great for assisting with crossing. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Two large trees down on lower sections and one at higher elevations of Liberty Springs that will require chain saws to remove. Trail diverted around all. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Cooper and Burgess had a great time. No other dogs on trail. |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
none |
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 | Comments: |
Spectacular day to be on the summits. Blue cloudless sky with a little wind on the summits, but not too bad. Great chatting with everyone on the trail today. Trails started dry with patches of ice that could be maneuvered around; started bare booting. Ascending Liberty Springs had it all, running water, ice, dry patches, rock hopping, small stable monorail. On ascend trail transitions to solid ice, hard packed & granular snow combination. Switched to spikes after larger final ascending water crossing. Between Liberty and Flume a mostly hard packed 6" monorail is starting to appear in sections. Some snow softened up in the sun, resulting in minor sticking to spikes through this section of trail. |
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 | Name: |
CookiesOnTop |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-04-04 |
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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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