| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Bondcliff, Mt. Bond, West Bond, Mt. Guyot, Zealand Mountain , NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Wilderness Trail, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Zealand Trail, Zealand Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, December 25, 2009 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Zealand Road gated (but plowed to Bethlehem water supply). Route 302 Zealand lot plowed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
With the exception of Bondcliff Trail #2 (rock hoppable) and little waterbar crossings, everything else was pretty well snowbridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some blowdowns on Lincoln Woods, Wilderness, and Bondcliff Trails. Plenty of blowdowns between Zealand and Zeacliff, and a few more below there to the hut. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found Mountaineering Axe on Wilderness Trail. |
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 | Comments: |
Lincoln Woods and Wilderness Trails barebootable, but also nice for snowshoeing. Bondcliff Trail nicely packed for snowshoeing all the way to Bondcliff. From Bondcliff to tree line, not enough snow to snowshoe, but snowshoes went right back on at that point. West Bond Spur was mostly drifted in, so we broke it out. Sticky snow on south side of South Guyot and west side of Zealand. Trail not as well packed from West Bond Spur to Zeacliff, but nicely packed below there to Zealand Road. Zealand Road probably best booted for lower 3 miles, as it was plowed after the last storm (about an inch of snow on top of surface). |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2009-12-25 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/bondcliff-2009-1225.php |
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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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