| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Hancock, South Hancock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 28, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot unplowed, struggled to get into the lot with 2WD, but eventually made it. Got the last perpendicular spot at 8am. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easily passable. 2 or 3 require some rock hopping. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
4-5 blowdowns. None too terrible. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw some dogs. |
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 | Comments: |
Quite the change from my last trip about 2 weeks ago. Snowshoes were the choice, spikes stayed in the pack today. Wore them start to finish. Saw quite a few others and almost all were wearing snowshoes. Bravo! Some booted until the loop trail. I prefer snowshoes to spikes with the softness of the snow currently, even if packed. I didn’t encounter much postholing on the ridge. Probably because a group of 5-6 with snowshoes that I passed on their way down smoothed out the trail before I got there. Thanks for that! |
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 | Name: |
JCB |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-01-28 |
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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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