| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Chocorua, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Champney Falls Trail, Piper Trail, Middle Sister Trail, Middle Sister Cutoff |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, April 11, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of room today. We wanted this 52wav before the crowds came in a month or so, this is a tourist trail for sure. It's a shoulder season route in my book, I'll take the mess to have less people. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The crossings were up, I got wet boots and Shay got pretty wet, mostly because I'm really lazy looking for easy ways to cross, lol. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails in reasonable shape. This trail needs to be re-blazed, they are few and old and faded. Two step overs on Middle sister cut-off. There was so much water on the trail section near the Falls side trail, I couldn't tell if it had good water bars or not. It's hard to gauge a trails runoff in the spring. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Shay kicked some butt today, did great up on the cone scrambling away like a goat. He hates water, I mean hates it, but he's a champ making crossings in the back country, I say go, he goes. |
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 | Bugs: |
I actually saw a few, don't know what, but they just flew on by. |
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 | Comments: |
Had a great day on the peak, it's been about 25 years since, I've climbed it. I think it was my 10th ascent, not sure. I had never done Middle Sister, that was a nice little detour, cool little peak and with the cut-off, you zoom right down into the valley from there on a nice side hill trail. One thing I noticed and this may just be me. I would build much bigger and better cairns up on the cone. The ones that were there were small and inadequate. The blazes helped and dont get me wrong, I didnt get lost, but if I'm wandering a bit they are not good enough. Granted I do love cairns, lol. |
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 | Name: |
Randy and Shay |
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 | E-Mail: |
Climb2liv2003@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-04-13 |
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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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