| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Hancock, North Hancock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 7, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty this morning at the Osceola overlook |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All rock hoppable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Tom removed a new downed tree at about 0.3 mile in from the kanc. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Only met one who was having a blast |
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 | Bugs: |
None! |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing this time |
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 | Comments: |
Big change in the amount of snow since two weeks ago. Used rock spikes after about 1 mile in and switched to full crampons to head up south Hancock. We were both very happy to have all our traction devices with us. Three guys we met heading up south were struggling with no traction . Lucky for them , Tom was able to loan his rock spikes and hillsounds to two of them until we got to the top of south we’re we took off the full crampons and switched to hillsounds . The trail across the ridge is starting to form a monorail but but too bad yet. Pretty firm snowpack up there still. Kept the Hillsounds on until off the steeps and down about another half mile. Rock spikes were good for the rest of the hike until the last mile which was free of snow and ice. Please bring traction ! |
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 | Name: |
Bradygirl1 and Bogboy |
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 | E-Mail: |
Sperry66@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-05-07 |
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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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