| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mount Moriah, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Stony Brook Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, Moriah summit spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 17, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot was plowed but unusually empty for a Saturday. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Mostly frozen over |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Several stepover blowdowns and one 4-trunk climb-over on lower Stoney Brook, one duck-under 8"d spruce on the ridge. |
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 | Comments: |
Party of 4 OAB via Stony Brook. Only a thin layer of ice and hardpack covered with light snow at lower elevations, increasing to about 4" fresh powder atop loose but compacted snow with occasional drifts on the ridge. We packed out a good, but soft trough through it all. Carter-Moriah appeared mostly minimally packed out to the S and N of our route beneath fresh snow. Only passed 2 other people on the trail all day. |
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 | Name: |
Barefoot Paul-William |
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 | E-Mail: |
paulwgagnon@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-01-18 |
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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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