| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Carrigain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Sawyer River Road, Signal Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 22, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Road is 95% snow/ice free, however there is a massive patch for the first 50-100 yards beyond the gate so prob still 2 weeks until the road is opened |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
For the lower one, rocks are currently 6" under water so its a wet crossing. The other 3 are easier rock hops |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Bugs: |
N/A |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Saw a pair of small black gloves somewhere on one of the snow free sections of trail a couple miles up signal ridge trail |
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 | Comments: |
Roadwalk is a breeze, almost completely bareground and dry. Patchy monorail alternates with dry trail, wet trail, mud, and standing water for a couple miles before a nice long stretch of dry trail prior to about 2300' where spikes go on for good as monorail now is present from here the entire way up to the summit. Was stable but incredibly thin and painfully tedious to stay on with the typical shin-thigh deep postholing for sliding off the monorail. Conditions are such that snowshoes won't help with this mess. On the descent, it turned into a slip and slide from 3500' down to about 2500' and my rock spikes didn't do the job as a lotta of 4 letter words were said in that mile. Down low, even tho about half of the first 2 miles is monorail, in many spots you can easily walk around it and in many other places its flat so u can easily bareboot it without issues staying on the monorail |
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 | Name: |
Heat Lighting |
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 | E-Mail: |
ecs@mountainlogworks.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-04-22 |
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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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