| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Kinsman, South Kinsman, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Kinsman Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 14, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot was covered in broken branches from the entrance to the back field, use caution. Also ice-snow covered |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Lower 2 water crossings aren’t fully bridged, but easy to step over, all water crossings after that are bridged, but you can still hear water underneath! Waterfall before Bald Peak junction is encased in snow |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Oooof. If I didn’t know any better I would say a microburst occurred. Parking lot is covered in fresh pine branches, and the first two miles of trains have significant blowdowns that had to be routed around. We stopped counting after 10. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
One snazzily-dressed Goldie named Toby, who was indeed a good boi, and enjoyed the attention! |
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 | Bugs: |
Zilch |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Lost my Apple Air Pod Pros out of my bag, posted on Lost & Found in the Whites |
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 | Comments: |
Serious work will need to be done for the copious amount of blowdowns, use caution! The trail is well packed out until the junction for Bald Peak (Hillsounds were fine), and then things get deeper and softer. We and 6 other smart souls opted for snowshoes…the rest of folks out there enjoyed postholes as deep as 18-20 in all the way to North Kinsman, and in some sections of the ridge between North & South. Snow squalls dumped about 2 in of fresh powder, so we tried to work that into the worst areas, but it’s a bit of a mess the last .5 miles to the AT junction, so watch your ankles! |
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 | Name: |
islandgirl |
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 | E-Mail: |
joannhall4@aol.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-01-14 |
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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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