| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Washington, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Cog route, Nelson Crag Trail, Gulfside, Jewell Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, April 27, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lots of open spaces at the Cog station lot, $10/head, payment by credit card. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None on this route. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails in very good shape, blowdown-free. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None today. |
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 | Bugs: |
Flying but not biting yet. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None. |
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 | Comments: |
We bare-booted car-to-car. As reported by others, Cog route had snow patches above Jacob's Ladder and a more consistent, light snow cover above 5000', all pedestrian with the sun softening things. Gulfside also had stretches of shallow spring snow. Descending Jewell above timberline provided its usual joy with occasional shallow snow patches. Once in the woods, a narrow monorail made things a bit tedious until about 3700' but snow cover lessened, then disappeared below 3000' or so.
Beautiful day of hiking with Chris on expected trail conditions, with light winds and ample sunshine. An A-10 buzzed us on the way up. We saw one hiker all day but many skiers, all of whom had driven up the open auto road. Oh, and a couple of nice tourists highly traumatized by their drive up. |
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 | Name: |
RickB. |
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 | E-Mail: |
rickbb@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-04-27 |
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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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