| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Straightback, West Quarry, Rand, Klem, Mack, Anna, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Blueberry Pasture, Straightback Mt. Trail, Belknap Range Trail, Marsh Crossing, Dave Roberts Quarry Trail, Klem-Mack Loop, Red Trail, Old Stage Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 28, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
First car there around 7:30am. As I was gearing up another car arrived. Only two other cars when I got back to the trailhead at the end of the day. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Crossings between Mack and Anna were easy to navigate but have opened up since I was there last month |
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 | Comments: |
Blueberry Pasture Trail and Straightback Mt Trail are groomed for snowmobiles to the summit so I wore spikes to the summit of Straightback. I then switched to snowshoes and they stayed on the rest of the day.
Summit of Straightback to the intersection of Marsh Crossing hasn't seen a ton of traffic and had some pretty awful sections of postholing.
Followed one set of snowshoe tracks across Marsh Crossing to the summit of West Quarry
From West Quarry all the way to Anna was untouched. Most of the trail only had 4-6" on top of the existing path which made for some great snowshoeing. That said, the more open areas along the route had much more drifting, including a few sections where I was breaking trail up to my knees. Descending the Rand ledge wasn't bad, the snow was clinging to the rock pretty well.
As I approached Klem I could hear a fair amount of snowmobile traffic and also what sounded like target shooting. The red trail from Mack to Anna was a bit of slog as temps warmed up and the sun had made the snow really sticky.
Surprisingly I didn't see a single person all day until I started descending from Anna. The red trail down to Old Stage Road was sticky but well packed. Happy to report that everyone I came across on my descent was also wearing snowshoes.
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 | Name: |
Some Guy |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-02-28 |
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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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