Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Moriah, NH |
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| Trails: |
Herd path, Stony Brook Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 15, 2012 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot at the trailhead is easily accessible. No cars when we arrived. We parked on Mt. Carter road to use the herd path ~0.2 miles from the trailhead (to avoid the early crossings of Stony Brook). |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridged or easily passable. Open water everywhere. Bridges are beginning to look unstable.
Did not cross Stony Brook early (see below). |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of blowdowns on the Stony Brook trail - but they are easy "duck under". |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Easy for dogs and plenty of water at the lower sections. The slushy conditions later in the day can be tiring for for the dogs - and the snow outside the forming mono-rail cannot support the dogs. |
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| Comments: |
We started reasonably early in hope of a solid trail. It worked. Georg bare-booted all the way. I used microspikes on the ascent and snowshoes on the Stony Brook trail section of the descent.
The rapidly forming mono-rail is solid but quite narrow. Miss it by a few inches and you are stepping through. Plenty of signs of barebooting/postholing - but the trail is not too bad.
On the Carter-Moriah trail the ledges are snow and ice free. It is either struggling with snowshoes over the ledges or struggling without them on the snow-sections.
With this hike Georg, Cinnilla and I completed our 48-in-1. We missed John and Pepper but they were with us in spirit. Wonderful to see Erica and Guy who hiked up to meet us. Thanks!
Clouds today were "undercast" and the views from Moriah were spectacular. No winds and pleasant temperatures. |
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| Name: |
LongMark |
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| E-Mail: |
perfrost@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-03-15 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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