| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Hancock, North Hancock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch, Cedar Brook, Hancock Loop |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
No one on the Kanc lot at 9am. 5-6 cars taking photos at 2pm. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridges are starting to form, but all gave unpleasant cracks as I crossed. Feet never got wet, but still proceed with caution. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One blow down about a mile in. Then a bunch of blowdowns on the ridge between peaks - probably 8-10 including a few big ones from 5-6 months ago. All are navigable, but there is some big tree cutting to be done in the spring. |
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 | Comments: |
A beautiful day to break out the Hancocks. The storm didn't hit these trails super hard, so most of the trail had somewhere between 4-6". Just enough for snowshoes door-to-door, but not enough to cover all the pesky rocks. A very nice base is forming and while the ridge post holes from a few weeks back are still visible, snowshoers from the past couple of weeks have done a good job cleaning the trail up.
This one should be snowshoes only for at least a few more days as a really good base forms.
Please wear snowshoes on this one. The base is almost perfect.
Please. Wear. Snowshoes. |
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 | Name: |
Chad |
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 | E-Mail: |
chadwik66@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-12-24 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.instagram.com/p/DSqP3h4kfuQ |
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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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