| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Pierce and Eisenhower , NH |
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 | Trails: |
Crawford connector, Crawford path, Webster cliff trail, Crawford path, Mount Eisenhower loop |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, April 17, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Fee lot off Mount Clinton road had only 1 truck parked when we arrived at 11 am. Note about Mount Clinton road; large trees have been sawed down and left across the road. We assumed there must be road work coming soon or a logging operation. Either way, the road is definitely closed to cars. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None along this route that aren’t bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few large trees across Crawford path. Tom used his saw on the way down on two of them to delimb them. I notified one of the trail adopters .They need larger saws/axes to remove the whole trees. The pine trees on the section of Crawford path between Pierce and Eisenhower have been trimmed by other hikers in some of the high monorail sections . |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None seen today |
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 | Bugs: |
Lots of flies but not the biting type yet |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Sanity going across to Eisenhower while practicing our gymnastics to stay in the balance beams/monorails. |
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 | Comments: |
After seeing the early morning rain would be gone by 8 am, we opted for a later start at 11. Low winds made it easy to chose a day in the presidential range. Getting to Pierce was what we expected, April conditions with some mud and running water to start and then bits of old ice and snow about a mile into the day. Put on the spikes and moved right along. The drifts section just before the junction with Webster cliff trail had a very high monorail with the added bonus of trees trying to knock us off the top. Took off spikes to head up to summit of Pierce on Webster cliff trail, mostly bare ground here. Nice warm sun to give us a lunch break and fueling up for the challenge to come getting over to Eisenhower. The monorails and then bare ground in between treed in sections surely converted our spikes to rock spikes. Post holing was plentiful , snowshoes would not have helped as they are too wide for these monorails , Nevermind all the bare rock sections they would get wrecked on. Having done this hike a fair amount of times, I have never had such a slow and difficult trek between these two. Totally worth it though for the gorgeous day at the summit of Eisenhower. If you choose to go in the near future, pack you patience . Congrats to my husband for gridding out Pierce and getting Eisenhower done to only 1 more trip. He’s getting closer to joining me on the finishers list, hooray! |
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 | Name: |
Bradygirl1 |
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 | E-Mail: |
Sperry66@yahoo |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-04-18 |
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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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