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 7, 2012 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
fine |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
all water crossings were bridged or easily rock hoppable, no need to bushwhack around the stream crossings |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
couple of small birch stepovers, larger birch straddle over and really large pine straddle over. Between north and middle, the corridor is starting to get narrow with spruce growth |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
saw one Lab that seemed to have no issues |
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| Bugs: |
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| Lost and Found: |
none |
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| Comments: |
overcast most of the day, no wind to speak of, temps in the 30s and 40s. 1" max snow cover on the bottom, 3" to 4" along the ridge but no need for snowshoes. Wore microspikes most of the day, on the way down, I was having snowballing issues with my spikes so I took them off for that last 3.5 miles of level traveling.
NOTE: always nice bumping into Rocket21 and chatting a while. |
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| Name: |
Larry Peck |
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| E-Mail: |
l.peck hotmail com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-01-07 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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