| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Moosilauke, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ravine Lodge Road, Gorge Brook Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 10, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The road was open for the first 3/4mi, necessitating a 3/4mi or so road walk afterward. Any car should be able to drive it with care. There were small patches of ice every so often to be on the lookout for. I wonder if they’ve kept it open after last nights little snow… |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
I’m not sure that there’s any that are unbridged on this trail…that said the bridges are often one sided puncheons that some may not love walking over. Water levels didn’t seem too high to me |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Is this trail even blazed? Very obvious and easy to follow though. Jcts are well signed and I don’t remember any blowdowns. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
I think we saw some. Good trail for hiking dogs with water and easy grades but it’s icy in its upper reaches now. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
A gorgeous day to celebrate not one but TWO grid finishes!!! A huge congrats to Kyle and Kathy who decided to coordinate their grid finishes together last minute. How cool!?
Conditions were less icy than I thought. We got away without spikes for a long ways though patches that you needed to be careful around started quite early on though they were rare. No need for crampons but if you only bring rock beaters, prepare to slip n’slide a bit. I recommend average spikes. Dry trail most of the way. It’s crazy how little snow there is. I wonder how much the mountains got last night. Very little wind on the summit and sunny enough that we tolerated being up there for a ridiculously long time surpassingly enough. On the way down we cut the corner by the memorial plaque to save some distance. Short, open whack. We enjoyed a terrific after-parry by the cars with a whos-who of grid finishers!! |
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 | Name: |
Liam Cooney |
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 | E-Mail: |
liamcooney96@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-12-12 |
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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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