Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Liberty, NH |
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| Trails: |
Bike path, herd path, Liberty Spring Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 2, 2022 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We parked at the Basin parking area on 93 North (east side). In Google Maps, to select it instead of the Basin parking area on 93 South, search for "vault toilet near Lincoln, NH"! The vault toilets are closed, however. The parking area is small, but it had only one other car at 9am. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
All rock-hoppable. |
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| Bugs: |
None |
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| Comments: |
To save 0.7 mi each way, we started at the Basin parking area on 93 North instead of the hikers parking area off Route 3, and after 0.3 mi south on Whitehouse Trail, took a left onto a 0.2 mile bushwhack to join Liberty Spring where it makes a sharp turn. Up until the large stream crossing at 2050 ft. elevation, we saw a frequently changing mixture of rocks, wet leaves/mud, shallow snow, and small avoidable ice patches, so bare boots were best. Above that, the trail was snow and ice, with the surface being mostly snow. There were frequent steep sections with ice, but most were covered in a few inches of packed snow, so microspikes sufficed, all the way to the summit. The loose snow on the trail was never deep enough to call for snowshoes. |
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| Name: |
mathbp |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-04-03 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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