| 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: |
Friday, April 8, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Only car at the winter lot around 9:50AM. Plenty of parking and the lot was in good shape after the rain and not overly muddy. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Spring Snow, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
There is one main crossing on SRT. I stuck to the trail and crossed the brook with no issue using slightly submerged rocks. It was lower than expected but was noticeably higher on the return less than 2 hours later but still easy to cross on the same rocks. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Good hike for most dogs but saw no dogs or people until I was back on Sawyer River Rd. |
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 | Comments: |
I started out just before 10AM in the cold rain. Sawyer River Road is almost completely snow/ice free except for a short stretch at the start and then from the bridge by the trailhead. The Sawyer River was roaring and brown with sediment from the rain and run off, as well as Whiteface Brook.
SRT starts off bare with short sections of ice where it doesn't get direct sunlight, I tossed on beater spikes here and kept them on until returning to the same spot. Further in it becomes consistent snowpack then back to bare trail / mud in the open woods, then again back to snowpack shortly after crossing the log bridge. Base increases as you climb once on the long switchback there is an elevated rail that is narrow and slanted in areas. Around here is where the fresh snow / ice coating begins, about an inch or two covering the trail.
Higher up the trees were coated with a thick layer of ice. Many small branches in the trail broken off under the weight on the ice. As I approached the ridge I started hearing the large ice chunks crashing down off the trees and as soon as I came off the ridge I began to get pelted by ice cube sized ice cubes. On the return trip the trail was covered in these ice cubes and some fairly large ice chunks, thankfully I mostly avoided getting knocked by these.
Fairly quick Carrigain, completed the hike 4:47 total time. |
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 | Name: |
Kyle L |
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 | E-Mail: |
kjlanctot at g mail |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-04-08 |
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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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