| 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: |
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The trailhead parking lot is plowed but parking is limited due to the massive piles of snow! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Snow bridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Oh my stars, there are a LOT of blowdowns. I lost count but easily two dozen. Most will be amenable to a saw but there are a few larger ones. The most interesting two were: a threesome of trees piled together like a ginormous teepee about 0.2 miles below the loop junction. The skiers were struggling up and around this but the snowshoers were ducking under two and stepping over the third. The second one I am calling the “decapitation station”. It’s about 0.3 miles below North Hancock in one of the sections where people have been butt sledding and it’s hidden around a corner .. hence my name for it. If you are butt sledding down the North side of the loop junction (whether purposefully or because you can’t keep your footing), I would advise that you keep your head down. ;) |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None today. |
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 | Comments: |
Thank you to Ben and his team for breaking out this BEAST on Sunday! Much appreciated!!
The trail has a wonderful snowshoe track but be mindful of a set of bareboot postholes on the trail section going up to North. They are deep and I slid sideways into two of them.
The ridge is drifted over but it was fine.
Ran into two hikers that I know and had a surprise present on my car when I got back to the trailhead. It was a good day on the Hancocks!! |
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 | Name: |
Bikecamphikegirl |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-03-07 |
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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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