| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Hancock, North Hancock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
plenty at lot |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
the snow bridges were gone on all but one crossing in the afternoon and water was pretty high. doable with gators |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
a couple duck unders but nothing major |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
no puppies today |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
found a stabilicer. if yours email me since I forgot to leave at trailhead. |
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 | Comments: |
As CTFlatlander noted snowshoes were the way to go. snow was soft and even with snowshoes a step off the main trail would posthole. there is small section of the ridge that actually has a monorail. half of the people I saw followed MaineBeafmans advice and went south to north and the other half went north to south. there was more ice on south so it seemed like a good choice (and following a guy's advice who is on grid 2 is probably not a bad plan). the two microspikers probably chewed up the ridge and south. north got smoothed out by me and shoers behind me. with the cold weather coming back in and the storm friday the conditions will be changing. peak 37 for winter Trailwrights (a looong way to go to finish that list) |
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 | Name: |
kevin Z |
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 | E-Mail: |
kevin.zona92@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-02-24 |
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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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