| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Middle Carter, South Carter, Carter Dome, Mt. Hight, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, North Carter Trail, Imp Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking at 19MB trailhead - may have filled later in the AM |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All rock hopable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trees down on all trails - easy to get around |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Cooper and Piper had a blast. Trail long but easy for these doggos. Softening snow and ice improved the traction for dogs. Couple of spots between middle and south are steep, but they handled them OK. Encountered no other dogs on the trail today. |
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 | Bugs: |
Saw several today, including a butterfly at Middle Carter Summit. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
Started on bare trail up 19MB; with expected running water and mud. At about 2700 ft the icy / loose snow patches increased in frequency so put on spikes for better traction. At higher elevation the trail was well packed, but loose snow. Went up the steep climb over Mt Height on way to Carter Dome, great views, well worth the effort. Snow was semi-packed, soft, resulting in good traction and we did not have any issues with balling. The last few feet to summit was pretty icy, but had softened by late morning and we got good traction there as well. Trek over the Carter Dome was similar.
Coming down Carter Dome Trail from CD, the trail was tricky. As reported in some previous submissions, the trail traverses the side of the mountain, and currently narrow and sloping sidewise. Several locations required careful footing to prevent sliding down into the trees.
The remainder of the ridge trail was great, solid, no balling for us. Just slight softening as the day temps increased, but still had good traction. Since the trail is packed with several feet of snow, it's possible to grab spectacular views above the trees. Spikes stayed on until 2700 ft, where the patches of snow and ice were few and further between. Remainder Imp trail was dry, running water, some mud, spring like. |
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 | Name: |
CookiesOnTop & Goldrush |
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 | E-Mail: |
schwarzmc at yahoo dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-05-01 |
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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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