| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Kinsman, South Kinsman, Northeast Cannonball, Cannon Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lonesome Lake Trail, Fishin’ Jimmy Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail, Hi-Cannon Trail, Dodge Cutoff |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lots of room at 8am on Wednesday. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Significant, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easily crossed. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The Kinsman Ridge Trail between Kinsman Pond and Coppermine Col is in rough shape. Lots of blowdown along the entire section of trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sadly, no dogs encountered. |
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 | Bugs: |
The occasional fly at the summits. Hardly worth mentioning. |
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 | Comments: |
A beautiful day out in the mountains. Trails are in great shape and almost entirely snow free. As mentioned above, the Kinsman Ridge Trail across the Cannon Balls was a slog because of the constant blow downs that had to be climbed over, climbed around duct under or otherwise avoided. I’ve never enjoyed this section of trail all that much and trying to step over trees on a slippery slushy snow and ice surface in a few patches was miserable.
There is very little snow to speak of anywhere on these trails except for the Cannon Balls section where there is some patchy snow that can be easily avoided, or carefully walked across, except for where interfaces with patches of downed trees. |
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 | Name: |
David H |
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 | E-Mail: |
balk.30-clean@icloud.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-05-15 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.instagram.com/p/DJrqkHfuarM/?igsh=MXMwcW1xZzFncnpvcQ== |
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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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