| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Jefferson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Jewell, Gulfside, Jefferson Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 21, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Paid $10 per head to avoid an extra mile of hiking. Enjoying the heated flush rest room was a bonus. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
none
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
We cleared the remaining dead fall and blowdowns from the trail. Thanks for the clearing that was done over the prior day or two.
Sphinx trail sign at Gulfside intersection is on the flat ground. |
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 | Comments: |
Jewell from the Cog Cutoff was a seasonal mixed bag. We encountered lots of hard ice interspersed with hard packed snow. As elevation increased, there was less ice and more snow with developed narrow monorail. Above tree line we experienced ice, rocks, snow, monorail and drifts. the drifting was mostly on Gulfside mostly in the Sphinx Col. The two small snowfields north of Sphinx Col were hard and icy and hillsounds worked but K-10s would have been better. I was in my “rock spikes” but newer ones would have been a help. The monorail was too narrow for snowshoes. |
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 | Name: |
Chief |
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 | E-Mail: |
chief.geiger@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-03-22 |
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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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