| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Castle Mountain - West Peak, Sugarloaf (Groveton), Castle Mountain, Notch Mountain, NH |
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Roads, bushwhacks |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, April 26, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
I drove Meriden Hill Road to Brown road to a point just before the last houses, about 4 mi from Rt. 3. No issues in my small car. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Comments: |
The main update from previous reports is an alarming amount of new blowdown on Castle Mountain, especially the southwest side coming up from the West peak. This slowed me down quite a bit as in places, the majority of mature trees are down. On the way up, I followed ridges, but to return, I dropped north off of Castle to slab (went and summited Notch too) on the north side of the long northwest ridge before dropping down into the drainage. This was much better than fighting the blowdown.
Significant old snow started around 3000 feet. Snowshoes were a must for most of the hike. |
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 | Name: |
zporterColdRiverCampCook |
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 | E-Mail: |
zap88@tds.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-04-26 |
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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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