| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Welton Falls, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lower Manning Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot at the AMC Cardigan Lodge is plowed and was wide open late afternoon -- only other cars/trucks were a couple of staff vehicles. Shem Valley Road is in good shape. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Bareboot Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None were an issue -- but do note that the ice bridge across Clark Brook has some "phyllo" ice in spots -- thin flaky layers with air in between, making for some instability. Choose your path wisely. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Three medium-sized blowdowns of note -- one duck-under and one partially buried stepover right where the trail descends east, past the 93Z Ski Trail intersection, and the third, a walk-around, about 0.25 miles past that. |
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 | Comments: |
Very cold and windy/blustery conditions, but perfect for a quick trek to the falls. The frozen falls themselves were dwarfed by large melt/run-off ice formations along the high ledge above Clark Brook. Worth a look.
Light traction is all that is needed -- trail is mainly uneven styrofoam crust with a very light dusting of powder, occasionally punctuated by occasional flash-frozen blue ice sculptures and one or two short open, frozen leafy sections.
In other words, fast-moving conditions, especially for staying warm!
As usual this time of year and that time of day, we had the trail to ourselves. |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-01-09 |
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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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