| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Kinsman Pond, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lonesome Lake Trail, Fishin' Jimmy Trail, Kinsman Pond Trail, Cascade Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, January 23, 2025 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Cascade Brook is currently frozen over. Yippee! |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns here and there |
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 | Comments: |
Bareboots, then spikes to Lonesome Lake Hut. Snowshoes up Fishin' Jimmy, down Kinsman Pond and Cascade Brook Trails back to Lonesome Lake Hut. Could spike Fishin' Jimmy, but I opted for snowshoes for televators, better traction than spikes, and a smoother trail for those who follow.
Some drifting around Kinsman Pond, but what an amazing winter wonderland up there currently! Kinsman Pond Trail had been broken out by snowshoers a few days ago, then apparently by a barebooter who left some hidden postholes (hidden because there was new snow atop the snowshoe track) resulting in a few ankle twisters. Boo!
I did the out and back I "needed" to Basin-Cascades Trail, then returned to the hut. This section had been very recently barebooted but was still soft enough that I smoothed it out a bit with snowshoes. Spikes back down LLT.
This completed the winter Cannon-Kinsman tab of the WMG. :) |
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 | Name: |
Snowflea |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-01-23 |
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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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