Mt. Crescent, Mt. Randolph, Randolph North Peak - Mt. Crescent Trail, Crescent Ridge Trail, Pasture Path, Bushwhack - 3-19-2026

Hiking Trail Conditions Report
	Peaks	Mt. Crescent, Mt. Randolph, Randolph North Peak, NH

	Trails:	Mt. Crescent Trail, Crescent Ridge Trail, Pasture Path, Bushwhack

	Date of Hike:	Thursday, March 19, 2026

	Parking/Access Road Notes:	Only available parking is at the end of the Randolph Hill Rd. There are two small roadside lots that hold 5 cars each and parking is not allowed from 8pm to 6am during the winter. No one there at 10am, 1 other car at 4pm

	Surface Conditions:	Dry Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Small Patches

	Recommended Equipment:

	Water Crossing Notes:	All water crossings were pretty easy to rock hop

	Trail Maintenance Notes:	Lots of blowdowns!!! Most of them were smaller and easy to navigate around, but there were still several large blowdowns obstructing the trail. We lost the trail several times due to fallen trees.

	Dog-Related Notes:

	Bugs:	None!

	Lost and Found:	Nothing


	Comments:	We were able to bare-boot the whole day. Much of the snow in the valley has melted leaving just patches here and there. As you progress in elevation, there are some degrading monorails between about 2300-2600ft. Above that, there is mostly consistent snowpack ranging from about 6in to 3ft. Particularly on steeper sections, there is some thick ice, we were able to navigate around the ice, but it does make some sections a little more challenging. Despite the deep snowpack still hanging around in many locations, the recent rain has frozen it solid to the point that snowshoes were not needed and we never sank more than a couple inches, usually not sinking at all. The lack of footprints in the snow did make it hard to follow the trail at times, and we lost the trail several times (the blowdowns didn't help either). Didn't see anyone the entire, but we did see lots of evidence of moose.

	Name:	Mountain Goat

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	Date Submitted:	2026-03-21

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