| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
East Cannonball (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lonesome Lake Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, May 1, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
plenty of parking on a Friday with gloomy morning weather |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easily managed, some with bog bridges |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of downed trees across the trail, also some small blow downs in the section going up to Coppermine Col. 2 collapsed bog bridges, some really rotten, a few heading to a collapse |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Not yet!!! |
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 | Comments: |
Stopped just short of the first cannonball due to a patch of ice in a somewhat tricky spot. The guys went up to the cannonball. I could have done it if I had stopped and looked at my options more carefully. Trail conditions all over the place, put on spikes at 2500 ft. Mud, running water on the trail, crumbling monorail, firm but narrow monorail, collapsing, sunken, or buried bog bridges on the section along the lake. A couple of stepovers. Rough day for the spikes but who wants to stop 10 times on a 4.6 mi out and back! Overnight snow melting off trees did a nice job simulating rain. A short spell of sleet, and a little chilly up on the ridge due to wind and sweaty shirts. It ended as a lovely sunny warmish day! |
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 | Name: |
Sugaree |
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 | E-Mail: |
nhfoodie7@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-05-01 |
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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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