| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Field, 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: |
Sunday, January 12, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Pretty full on the road at 8 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridged and frozen - no issues. Second one has a large post hole - just keep an eye out for it |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns on Willey Range and A to Z and Avalon out of Tom |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Didn’t see any today! 10 degrees, -6 with the blowing wind |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Lots of gators, mittens, and clothing at the trailhead sign |
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 | Comments: |
We started at eight expecting a sunny 22° day. What we got was about 10°, -6 with the windchill, cloudy and snowing all day! Good thing we are always prepared. We went up Field first and it was absolutely stunning with the recent snow. Someone had broken it out with snow shoes the day before, so we were able to ascend with spikes. Although we brought our snow shoes as we heard Willey was not broken out from Field. Once we got to Field, it got very windy up top and we were so cold and as of about 1 o’clock, it had still not been broken out over to Willey yet. We were not in the mood for that kind of route finding in the fog/snow/temps that late in the day so we decided to skip it and go over to Tom. Willey Range Trail had some pretty deep drifts in the middle for about a few hundred feet where you could’ve put snow shoes on, but we were still trying to get hands online and back to lower elevations and temps. We were able to pass through these few feet without issue. There were a lot of people out yesterday and trails were getting very well packed. In 1-2 spots stepping off trail, we post holed up to our hips, so just be careful stepping off trail. Trail pics on insta at elizacal |
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 | Name: |
Elizabeth |
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 | E-Mail: |
elizacal@yahoo dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-01-13 |
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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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