| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Sandwich Dome, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Flat Mountain Pond Trail, Bennett Street, Gleason Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 23, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lots of cars in the lot but didn’t see many people. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easy rock hops. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Couple of blowdowns that could use attention on upper Bennett Street, one of which was extremely fresh (it covered what appeared to be recent tracks in the snow). One blowdown is situated in a way that could throw you off the trail if you’re not careful. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw two other pups so ours got in a couple of good sniffs. Met a Golden Retriever who had found a deer antler and was quite attached to it. |
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 | Bugs: |
Saw a few here and there. |
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 | Comments: |
Small patches of snow started to appear around 2200 feet (basically once the trees switched to mostly pine and spruce). Abrupt change to full coverage just above 2700 feet. There was only a very short stretch of unstable monorail. Typical spring snow that got worse as the day went on. Postholed a few times as a result. Probably still two feet at highest elevations (I only know this because I postholed to my knee). Glad we went up today instead of tomorrow. Snow conditions will only get worse.
View was great today! |
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 | Name: |
Ian D |
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 | E-Mail: |
iantdurham at gmail dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-04-23 |
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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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