| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Carrigain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Sawyer River Road, Signal Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, April 18, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty at the bottom of Sawyer River road but our crew took up a lot of space . 14 of us gathered for two grid finishers. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All of us successfully rock hopped pretty easily |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Not too much more downed trees since last December when a few of us hiked this trail and removed a bunch of blowdowns. Another guy used his saw on a few more today. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
We had Baxter with us who had no problems hiking . |
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 | Bugs: |
We saw a few , the invasion will happen soon :( |
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 | Lost and Found: |
The abandoned tent and empty tin cans at the summit were cleaned up by a few of us. Thanks Matt/Jim for taking it all to the dump. |
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 | Comments: |
Stellar day to hike this peak for two friends finishing the NH grid ,576. For April, the conditions were decent . Roadwalk mostly bare with a few patches of snow. Lower trails mix of patchy snow, mud, dry trail. Snow was firm heading in but softer and granular on way out. The steeper sections had a long side slope of doom that has a pretty narrow foot tread. You’re still walking in some trees at eye level here. All the switchback sections were firm enough that we were not postholing . Views were fantastic from the ridge and summit. We had a great time celebrating our friends’ accomplishment and eating my cookies. Shockingly, we were not assaulted by gray jays this time. Matt and Steve packed up the abandoned tent before we hustled down. Warmer temps may require snowshoes on the switchback sections. Tom and I were happy to have gridded out this one today too. |
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 | Name: |
Bradygirl1 |
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 | E-Mail: |
Sperry66@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-04-19 |
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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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