| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
The Bulge, Mt. Cabot, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Unknown Pond Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail, Bunnell Notch Trail, York Pond Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 19, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking was adequate. Unknown Pond trailhead had two other cars and the Bunnell Notch trailhead was packed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Snow bridges were seemingly untouched at points and required some planning on the unknown Pond trail. The stream crossings on Bunnell Notch were well traveled and easy to overcome. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blow downs on Unknown Pond that were rather fresh. The trail markings were extremely spotty and many were peeling off the birch trees. Seemed like there was a good half mile between some on Unknown Pond and Kilkenny Ridge, north of Mt. Cabot |
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 | Comments: |
We started at Unknown Pond Trailhead and ran into a hiker wrapping up who indicated he couldn’t find the trail on the north side of Cabot on Kilkenny Ridge. We proceeded to maintain our course and traverse up Unknown Pond Trail until the intersection with Kilkenny Ridge. There was another pair of hikers who were ahead of us, but that wasn’t apparent until we crossed paths near the Unknown Pond. They had tried to make it to Cabot but turned around as they weren’t making progress and uncertain they were on the trail. We leveraged their trail for about .5 miles until it was clear where they turned around. Then it was trail breaking to the top of Cabot, relying heavily on a gps to maintain our course. Windy, snowy and not for the faint of heart. But we made it right for sunset and were granted a decent view in the storm break before heading back down Kilkenny Ridge to Bunnell Notch which were well packed and easy to defend. |
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 | Name: |
Steve |
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 | E-Mail: |
stephen.pavlik@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-02-19 |
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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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