| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Moat Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Moat Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, December 27, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking in lot off Passaconoway Rd. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
We were happy the trail was broken up high in the ledgy sections since we felt it might have been hard to follow. We used our hand saw to remove a small branch partially blocking the trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Would be mindful of puppy paws in these conditions but well conditioned paws would have no trouble. |
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 | Bugs: |
None. |
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 | Comments: |
Lower part of the trail was better than expected, packed frozen ice/snow. Trail starts to show more ice once we reached the original trail clearly delineated with all the red blazes noting the White Mountain National Forest boundary. The trail has a bit of ice flows. Sharp Hillsounds Microspikes did fine, but I wouldn’t chance this one right now with rock spikes.
Higher up, when the trail makes a steep climb to the open summit, we sometimes found ourselves post-holing in the deep snow...snowshoes would have been best but we did not carry any...it did not seem worthwhile since we were almost on the summit at the point. |
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 | Name: |
RollingRock |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-12-27 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.facebook.com/groups/PemiValleyHikers/posts/1329211237839910/ |
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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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