| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Liberty, Mt. Flume, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bike path, Liberty Spring Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 29, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Liberty Springs trailhead; left side fully plowed; right side partially plowed; lot almost full by lunch time |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
no problem; all easily crossed |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
one blowdown that is a duck under toward the beginning of the Liberty Springs trail, prior to the jail juncture with Flume Slide trail |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
2 dogs on the ridge; more dogs on shorter walks below; no issues |
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 | Bugs: |
n/a |
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 | Lost and Found: |
picked up trash on the descend (candy wrapper and a used foot warmer) |
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 | Comments: |
Snowshoes got a free ride; sunny skies in the morning and the trail was packed; one hiker used snowshoes all the way; one used spikes; two barebooted up (including me); put on spikes on the ridge to have some traction in the steep sections between Flume and Liberty; between the two summits, trail was well packed except for one section--that was so brief that it didn't make sense to put on snowshoes; all hikers I spoke with only hiked Flume and Liberty; connection to northern part of ridge not freshly broken out; kept spikes on for the descend; many ice patches had become visible, with 10+ hikers having ascended; spikes gave the grip/traction I was looking for; by the time I had descended back to Flume slide juncture, that trail had fresh snowshoe tracks
Kyle and Chris, nice to meet you and wishing continued fun on your 48er hikes! Also met a father-son duo on the bike path--they were visiting from their home near Springer Mountain in Georgia and wanted to step on the AT :) Always great that one can find the white blazes along the east coast. |
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 | Name: |
Green skirt |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-12-29 |
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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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