| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Lafayete, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bridal Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 8, 2026 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Comments: |
This was an official AMC NH chapter winter hike. The hike started at 0700 from the falling waters trailhead. We expected the day to be warm with questionable trail conditions. Winds on Lafayete were expected to be about 15-20mph with gusts up to 30mph. Given that the temperatures were expected to be in the 40s we decided to proceed with the hike. It clearly became apparent that the trail was not going to become firm as we went higher, & snowshoes were the choice of traction once the sun came up & the snow became soft. The postholes on the way up to greenleaf hut were among the deepest i have seen, ever. When we arrived at the hut it was staggering to see that the massive amounts of snow i had previously hiked on earlier this winter had been reduced to bare rock in many spots. We wore snowshoes until we reached long sections of bare rock. We then switches to microspikes. This was not even a decent choice though it was the best choice as there are long stretches of bare rock. Upon reaching the summit my co-leader & i decided against completing the ridge loop as the trail conditions were mixed and visiblity was poor. We made the descent back to the hut & changed out traction to snowshoes as soon as we hit the tree line. It is basically spring early this year and trail conditions are poor. I cant imagine with the warm up the hiking will be great until maybe the freeze expected at the end of this week. |
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 | Name: |
Jack |
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 | E-Mail: |
ask |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-03-09 |
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 | Link: |
 https://jackmillennial.com/?p=1801 |
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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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