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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Black Mountain (Benton), NH
Trails
Trails: Black Mountain Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Howe Hill Rd. plowed wide/sanded to last house. Following wheel tracks, we were then able to drive from this point to trailhead parking lot in a 4WD high clearance vehicle with snow tires. Snow depth on road - 4-6", maybe a little deeper in dips.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Pleasant winter hike on a wide trail to a peak with great views.
A couple of spots on the trail had thick, frozen ice.
Grades - easy
Trail surface conditions - ideal - hard packed snowshoed, no churning, no postholes.  
Name
Name: campsite 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2022-01-05 
Link
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