| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Moosilauke, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Beaver Brook Trail, Benton Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at Beaver Brook Trailhead. Plowed, bathrooms open, bring your $5. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridged or east stepover |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Couple of blowdowns, not many blazes up beyond the shelter |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Doable for the right dog. |
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 | Bugs: |
Saw a few things buzzing around, still pretending I didn’t. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a water bottle on our way down. |
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 | Comments: |
Terrifying Tuesday adventure up Beaver Brook with Neal. Experienced all of the seasons in one day. It’s still winter up high though campers, so let’s act accordingly. This trail is pretty beat up, post holes everywhere and very choppy. Neal and I both wore snowshoes door to door, more for the televators down low but there was plenty of fresh powder up high. The only other person we saw today was in spikes and post-holing up over his knees at times. Have no fear though when our new friend wasn’t post holing up high he was buttsledding down low…soooo yeah enjoy the luge.
First time up this trail in winter, above the shelter but below treeline it felt very much like the Carters. That’s not a compliment. At times tough to follow. We got poked, prodded, tugged at, dumped on, and just overall beat up.
Note that in the sidehills around Mt Blue there is a track that goes straight and isn’t the right path. I put some branches down to try and deter others. |
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 | Name: |
mmace724 |
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 | E-Mail: |
Mikeymace at hotmail |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-03-28 |
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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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