| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Flat Mountain (South), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Flat Mountain Pond Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 3, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of room in the lot. It was covered in a sheet of ice. Bring sand or have some good snow tires |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The two crossings of the Whiteface River were very difficult due to high water and iced over rocks |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
trail was in great shape |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
I can't picture any dog making it across the river crossings without getting soaked |
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 | Comments: |
With the crazy winds I figured it was a great day to work on NH 500 highest. This was a very easy hike/ bushwack to Flat Mountain (south), besides the difficult crossings where I had to search high and low for a safe spot to cross. I went in Flat Mountain Pond trail approximately 3.3 miles to the second crossing of the Whiteface River. After crossing the river I immediately put on my snowshoes and took a southwest bearing to the summit. It was about 1.3 miles to the summit that involved a little shwacky evergreens, but quickly opened up into some beautiful wide open birch glades right up to the summit. I searched all over the summit between the two large boulders for the register, but there was a cluster of 3 or 4 blowdowns all knotted up in each other and I couldn't locate it. I then went a little further down to the flat summit and was rewarded with some fine views towards the Sandwich range and over to Whiteface. Then I simply followed my tracks back down through the glades back to Flat Mountain Pond trail, where I put on exo spikes and returned the way I had come. Total milage was 9.3 |
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 | Name: |
BluecollarHiker |
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 | E-Mail: |
Echam81@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-01-04 |
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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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