| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Kinsman, South Kinsman, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Basin-Cascades Trail, Cascade Brook Trail, Kinsman Pond Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 22, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
At 8:15am, we got some of the last non-handicapped spaces in the (small) Basin parking lot on northbound 93. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All bridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One tree blocking the Kinsman Pond Trail, but it was easy to crawl under it. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw only one dog, on Kinsman Ridge Trail. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
We did not encounter anyone at all on the Basin-Cascades Trail, Cascade Brook Trail, or Kinsman Pond Trail until we reached the shelter at the northern end of Kinsman Pond, but then we saw several groups above Kinsman Junction, once the path coincides with the other common routes to the Kinsmans. We could see that several previous people on the Basin-Cascades Trail, Cascade Brook Trail, and Kinsman Pond Trail had torn up the trails with microspikes all the way up, but the snow depth calls for snowshoes - the rocks are covered and the streams are bridged along the entire route. |
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 | Name: |
mathbp |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-01-22 |
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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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