| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Carrigain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Sawyer River Road, Signal Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 2, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking in the lot at the beginning of Sawyer River Road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
I took the left at the fork and the main water crossing had rocks slightly submerged that I was able to walk across (thanks to a hiker for letting me use one of her poles, and I used a big stick on the way back). The other two little crossings were easy to rock/log hop. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns, easy to step over. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Mine had a blast!!! Saw two others who also seemed to be enjoying the day :) |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing lost, nothing found |
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 | Comments: |
Sawyer River Road has some ice that had a dusting of powder, and some bare road. I "bare booted" in my winter trail runners with studs and no issues at all. Put on Hillsound trail crampons about a 1/4 mile into the trail and left them on until back down to the road. The first couple of miles was a mix of some packed snow, some ice under a dusting of powder, some bare trail that was wet (not too much bare trail though).I took the left at the fork (shortcut) and the water crossing was not super deep or raging, but the rocks were submerged so thanks to a hiker for lending me one of her poles, I was able to cross easily, and used a big stick on the return. On the climb, the side sloping had a lot of sections that only had a narrow shelf, or nothing at all was completely angled. Mostly packed snow, or some ice covered with snow, and some sections that had a few inches of snow. The snow was pretty sticky so had a lot of balling up that I had to keep knocking off. Overall the conditions were pretty good for April! Happy to get this for my April grid :) |
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 | Name: |
Marylyn Styles |
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 | E-Mail: |
marylynstyles@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-04-02 |
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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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