| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Hancock, South Hancock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 14, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Only car in the lot... perks of arriving at 530PM! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Nothing too hard to hop across- one was bridged but apparently someone broke through! New path slightly downstream of the hole seemed pretty solid |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Cleared a number of blowdowns, there were a few that are buried and after the winds tonight, altogether possible that there will be some fresh ones! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a small nalgene with some trail mix in it buried in the snow on the South side of the loop |
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 | Comments: |
Wonderful night for a moonlight hike! Temps when I left the car were around 15F, up on the ridge, it was around -5F and saw a few gusts in the 60mph range (as measured by small anemometer, not just a wild guess!) with sustained wind around 35mph. Trail was well packed out except for on the ridge, bare booted from the car until the loop split, then put on microspikes for the ascent up the north side, then just kept them on all the way back out to the car. Found a few drifts on the ridge that were nearly waist-deep... snowshoes would have been useful for that short stretch, but of course, I left them in the car like a dummy because previous reports I had read generally suggested they wouldn't be necessary... c'est la vie! Got back to the car around 1030PM and temps were -2F at that point. |
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 | Name: |
Zippy |
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 | E-Mail: |
hikerzippy@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-01-15 |
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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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