| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Kinsman, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Kinsman Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, December 13, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
2 cars at parking lot on arrival; entrance to parking lot has a very large rut |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Three brook crossing -nothing bridged- rock hoppable with care. Several rocks were ice covered.
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Nothing major |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Crossed paths with 2 very nice dogs |
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 | Bugs: |
Happily none |
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 | Comments: |
Usual conditions for this time of year, no snow or ice at the lower elevation. Barebooted to Bald peak, but things got interesting thereafter. Steep thick ice flows, that just kept on coming. Glad we grabbed the sharp Hillsounds rather than the microspikes for this hike. Had planned to summit both north and south Kinsman, but the time to negotiate the icy challenges and the dwindling daylight left us with only the north summit. |
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 | Name: |
Patches & TicTacMan |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-12-13 |
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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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