| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mount Carrigain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Sawyer River Road, Signal Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 18, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Big lot off 302. One other car there at 6AM, about twenty there at 10:30AM |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Running a little high. I just walked through the water, under a foot deep at most, water current was a non-issue. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sarge had a blast, plenty of water, and still some snow to cool off on |
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 | Comments: |
Sporadic snow covering half the trail starting at 2800', can easily be avoided. Around 3000', snow covers most of the trail for a quarter mile, but is never more than a foot deep. The higher you go, the snow disappears and reappears for no rhyme or reason. A three-foot-deep monorail for a hundred feet is followed by a trace of snow in other spots. Most of the time, the monorail was around a foot deep and stable. Signal Ridge is bare ground, and the final half-mile is 90% snow free, no spikes needed.
With today's warm temperatures, this could have been bare-booted up with little to no issue and bare-booted down with care. I wore my rock spikes so I could move a little faster. With the cold weather coming over the next week, rock spikes will probably be a good choice.
Nice morning for a cruise up Carrigain, made it to the tower before the clouds came rolling through to catch some sweet views with the Dood! |
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 | Name: |
Sgt. Pepper AKA Professor Biscuit(S) |
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 | E-Mail: |
dailey7779@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-04-18 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.instagram.com/sgt._pepper_goldendoodle/ |
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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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