| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Doublehead, Squam, Percival, Morgan, Webster, Livermore, Cotton, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Roadwalk, Crawford-Ridgepole, Cotton Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Sandwich Notch Road was a little icy this morning. When we went back to pick up my car, at least up to the Beede Falls lot was melted. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Nothing more than a stepover. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There is a decent size blowdown between Squam and Percival that unfortunately fell right into the trail. Didn’t have a lot of great options to navigate around it either as it was in a patch of assorted puckerbrush. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw a very small dog with BDE (big dog energy) having itself a great day. |
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 | Bugs: |
Nada. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nada |
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 | Comments: |
Fun day for a Squam Traverse with Harlow. Thought we were going south to avoid the early onset of winter conditions up here and were promptly greeted with several inches of snow/ice on the ground when we started. Footing wasn’t great, we carried spikes but barebooted all day, I wore my trail runners w/o much issue. Aside from Percival to Morgan there wasn’t much activity out there. Ladders on Morgan are icy, as are the boulders above them, proceed with caution. Livermore, Cotton and final decent were snow free and back to worrying about regular stick season assassins like slippery leaves. |
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 | Name: |
mmace724 |
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 | E-Mail: |
Mikeymace at Hotmail |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-11-18 |
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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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