| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mount Cube, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt Cube Trail, Ten Mile Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
25A roadside parking is plowed with room for plenty of cars. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The big crossing of Brackett Brook is bridged and stable, but thin. Other crossings are either bridged or easy to navigate across. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Higher up there are a lot of heavily bowed trees which could get interesting as the snowpack continues to build. |
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 | Comments: |
I seem to have been the first snowshoer on this trail is quite some time. There was a sad, choppy bareboot track the whole way up the mountain. Down low you can probably get away with bareboot or light traction, but above the Brackett Brook crossing there is a moderately deep snowpack with a lot of unconsolidated powder over a foot deep. Once under the spruce-fir up high it is thinner and icier. I would recommend snowshoes for the duration of the hike as all rocks and roots are covered with snow and the trail needs packing from top to bottom. Don't be deceived by the somewhat thin cover down low as things quickly deepen as noted above and the barebooter before me post holed 8-10 inches frequently. Track now looks pretty good, but needs more shoes! |
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 | Name: |
Chris G |
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 | E-Mail: |
cgothberg@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-01-20 |
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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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