| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Plymouth Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Fauver Link, Sutherland Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, December 22, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot not plowed, however, at this point many cars have used the lot and even low cars can get around OK |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
partially bridged step overs |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails well marked with nice yellow wooden blaze markers and some yellow circular markers, and occasional blue blazes |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Piper had a grand time, trail was pretty easy for the trail experienced pup. Although, at the higher elevations the depth of snow may be a problem for some dogs. |
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 | Bugs: |
N/A |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
We used snowshoes car to car. The trails up to Pikes Peak were broken out. Fauver Link Trail was hard, mostly from an icy crust, and may be OK in spikes Plus this area seemed to get about 6" of snow. Once on Sutherland, the trail softened up, and the amount of snow increased with elevation to about a foot or so. However, it seemed that all earlier hikers either barebooted or used only spikes; leaving the trail narrow (more narrow than for snowshoes), very uneven, slightly postholed. Travel over the uneven surface was tough in snowshoes, but we tried to even out the trail as best we could in prep for the upcoming storm and rain. We also tried to correct the path to follow the markers in a couple of locations when it seemed to deviate. It seemed much better on our descent, but more people in spikes were headed up as we passed down. Please use snowshoes until the trails are flat and firm. Views from Pikes Peak were great despite the cloud cover.
The trail past Pikes Peak to the summit was the best part of the hike. The deciduous trees gave way to snow ladened evergreens, a spectacular winter wonderland. It looked like someone started up the path and got 1/3 of the way to the summit. We broke trail to the summit through about a foot and half of powder. The nice sign at the summit announcing our arrival and the height was still visible. Did not see any indications of travel from the other direction. |
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 | Name: |
CookiesOnTop & Goldrush |
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 | E-Mail: |
schwarzmc at yahoo dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-12-22 |
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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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