| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Israel, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Wentworth Trail, Mead Trail, Guinea Pond Trail, Sandwich Notch Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 26, 2022 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
I took out a blowdown on Guinea, but there’s quite a few on Mead |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Lucy did well today. No balling. She postholed a bunch but wasn’t bothered by it. |
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 | Comments: |
We were the only ones to do this loop in a while. Wentworth was snow and ice free until the last steep section where traction was incredibly helpful. Mead was discontinuous unstable monorail with about 20% bare patches. Pretty postholey but not super deep. Guinea Pond trail was the real problem here. The high water cutoff avoided impassable trail, but there were other huge sections of ice bridge over 3-4 deep pools of water. I busted through in one spot and got soaked. Other sections barely held us and was cracking under our feet. There is a ton of standing water on that trail with essentially no bypass, and one more warm day and the ice won’t hold anyones weight. I’d avoid this trail until melt out and then mud season passes. Sandwich notch road is still covered in packed snow and blue ice. We had bigger ambitions for today but the extremely wet conditions slowed us way down - which shouldn’t have been surprising but oh well! |
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 | Name: |
Brian, Crystal, and Lucy |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-03-27 |
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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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