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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: Sunday, March 13, 2022
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Summer lot not plowed and neither was the golf course (winter) lot but we did fine with a high clearance Jeep. Three Subarus also parked in the winter lot with us. Upon return there were two AWD/4WD vehicles in winter lot. It had gotten packed down some. There was about 8-10 inches of snow in both of these parking areas.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: N/A 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Large tree about 1/3 of the way up from parking area has fallen and a snowshoe path goes around it. A step over between the two peaks that could use some delimbing. Another large tree in that same section that a path has formed around. This one will require an axe or chain saw.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Loads today enjoying the fresh pow. 
Bugs
Bugs: Nope 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Nothing 
 
Comments
Comments: Beautiful cold day for a snowshoe hike to waumbek. Snow was deep and soft. Definitely snowshoes for the win. Butt sleds worked well too for a few on descent. Deep drifts up high 1-2 feet. Ice was mostly covered up from fresh snowfall.  
Name
Name: Bradygirl1  
E-Mail
E-Mail: Sperry66@yahoo.con 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2022-03-14 
Link
Link: https:// 
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