| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Table Rock, Huntington Cascade, Sanguinary Ridge, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Table Rock Trail, Three Brothers Trail, Middle Brother Outlook Spur, Huntington Cascade Trail, Connector Trail 60, Sanguinary Ridge Trail, Route 26 |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 5, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Table Mountain Trail (west), where there is a large plowed pulloff w/ room for many vehicles. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Ice Axe |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
At Sanguinary Ridge-Sanguinary Summit junction - where Cohos Trail heads north - Sanguinary Ridge Trail to Route 26 is completely unmarked and pretty freaking steep, so a few blazes in here would be nice for those who don't have a GPS track. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
I dunno... kind of deep, mashed potato snow and steep, treacherous footing with cliffy potential deathfalls here 'n there. |
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 | Bugs: |
Snowfleas! |
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 | Comments: |
Snowshoes car to Balsams entrance. Then road walk in bare boots.
Table Mountain Trail (west) had a nicely broken out snowshoe track. View from Table Mtn. was spectacular of course. :)
Three Bros Trail was deeply postholed by someone in bareboots. Thankfully that didn't last too long. Then pleasant trail trail breaking, sinking anywhere from 2-18 inches; it was quite inconsistent today! Visited Middle Brother Outlooks for an awesome view back to the Table Mtn. perch.
A bit above Huntington Cascade encountered snowshoe tracks, so I could stop searching for the trail for a bit. It was pretty well marked with yellow Cohos Trail markers, but I GPS'd a couple of times. Huntington Cascade is completely frozen, but I could hear the water.
Took "Connector Trail 60," a section of CT, to Sanguinary Ridge Trail... of which the first part is signed "Flume Brook Trail." The flume is cool!
Here the work began. With the warm temps and completely unbroken trail, the next bit took awhile, but trail breaking was manageable solo. At 2000-2300 ft. I crossed a bunch of narrow/skinny snowmobile tracks. They were all over the place up there, rarely on the hiking trail. Very weird.
Once the Sanguinary Ridge Trail departed left/south from the Cohos, I was extremely grateful for my prior GPS track because it's otherwise virtually impossible to follow the trail. There are no blazes and no signs until you reach the Balsams entrance, where there is a very nice "Sanguinary Ridge Trail" sign. ??? Hahaha. Also, the trail is extremely steep and precipitous, where great care must be employed so as to not slide waaaay the heck down onto Route 26. I brought my whippet and actually used it in a couple of spots. The talus/gravel slope was snow free and interesting to traverse in snowshoes.
Table Mtn. Trail (east) (and Sanguinary Summit Trail) will have to wait for another day. The snow was too sketchy and sticky today. I enjoyed the short road walk back to my car. :)
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 | Name: |
Snowflea |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-03-05 |
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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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