| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Field, Mt. Willey, Mt. Tom, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Avalon Trail, Willey Range Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 6, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Be careful of the drain in the middle of the parking area about halfway between the road and the picnic tables. It was covered over with snow but soft so my tire sunk into the depression and I had to rock back and forth several times to get out even with AWD. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Not fully frozen but crossable with care to step on rocks or solid ice. It looked like someone had broken through the ice a day or two ago at the first crossing. For both crossings we found the easiest spot to cross being up stream slightly. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A handful of walk arounds between Field & Willey and one on AZ where you had to crawl under a large trunk. |
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 | Comments: |
We used spikes from the car to the split of Avalon & AZ then snowshoes above that. You probably would be fine with spikes for all of Avalon, all of AZ, and Tom Spur but much of the Willey Range trail had been completely blown in with significant drifts esp on the climb to Willey. There's a good base underneath but with more high winds expected the next few days, our tracks will probably be blown in again. |
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 | Name: |
Rick Simmons |
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 | E-Mail: |
RickNH1@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-01-06 |
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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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