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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek, NH
Trails
Trails: Starr King Road, Starr King Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: winter trail parking lot had not been plowed; six cars parked on return; picnic area with historic maker (next to Irvine) had been plowed and a few people parked there, myself included 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: n/a (small streams are easy step-overs) 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: one easy duck under on ascend to Starr King; one get-on-your-knees duck under between Starr King and Waumbek (go on my knees on way to Waumbek; walked around it on return trip) 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: none seen but would be fine 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: pretty untouched snow :) 
 
Comments
Comments: two people ahead of me on ascend; total of approx. 10 hikers (I lost count); all but one in snowshoes; even with so many of us passing over the fresh powder with snowshoes, the trail isn't consolidated yet; it's still loose powder; some bigger drifts on the ridge; snowshoes recommended for higher elevation; bareboating or light traction for first mile of trail or so; some significant thick ice bare in three spots when ascending to Starr King (I was happy for my mountaineering snowshoes; they gave excellent grip on ascend and descend in those sections)
Brewster--nice to (finally) meet you and put a face to the trail reports I have been reading :)
Denise, thank you again for being the first on the trail and breaking trail!
 
Name
Name: Green Skirt 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2022-03-02 
Link
Link: https:// 
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