| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Avalon, Mt. Tom, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Avalon Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, February 20, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Highland Center. Paid $5 (AMC member price. Otherwise, $10. Packed snow. Plenty of room. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridged. No problem. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trees/branches over Tom Spur. Had to duck under (forgot our saw). |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw none. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Trail is well-packed from Highland Center RR tracks to A-Z trail junction. Snowshoes recommended as snow is powdery soft. Partway up to Avalon, trail stopped being broken out. We broke it out to Avalon. Snow was knee-deep and unconsolidated--challenging to make progress on steep sections. Had planned to do Field, but trail was not broken above Avalon junction, so went back to A-Z junction and headed to Tom. Broken out all the way to Tom, but snowshoes definitely necessary. Blowdowns on Tom Spur required duck-under. We left packs at junction and slack-packed to summit. A-Z trail/Willey Range Trail not broken out toward Field.
Gorgeous day--cobalt skies, no wind. 15 degrees once warmed up from -2. Stellar! |
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 | Name: |
Dotty |
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 | E-Mail: |
dottyholcombdoherty@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-02-20 |
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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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