| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Carter Dome, South Carter, Middle Carter, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Aqueduct Loop, Nineteen-Mile Brook Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, May 7, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of Parking at Great Glen Trails. No overnight parking allowed at this parking lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
We easily rock hopped across this afternoon. There is also a downed tree you can walk across when water levels are running high |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Plenty of water down low and still one 0.4 mile stretch of snow up high to play in! Sarge had a blast getting all muddy then going for swims on the way out. |
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 | Comments: |
Hiked the Aqueduct Loop from Great Glen and crossed the damn to intercept 19MBT, some minor mud but otherwise very wide and open cushy path. (Map of GG trails can be found on their website). 19MBT and Carter Dome Trail to Zeta Pass is mostly dry with some mud, above the last switch back the trail is becoming severely eroded in spots.
Along the ridge over South and Middle Carter is more of the same, dry spots and muddy spots, bog bridges are pretty slick right now so be aware of that.
As for Carter Dome, The last 0.4 miles to the summit has raised narrow monorail a few feet deep in places. 90% of the time it was stable, but we each punched through a couple of times. We barebooted up and rocked spiked it down, but you could carefully bare boot down too.
Nice afternoon on the Carters, clouds cleared off the summits and had some sweet views of of the Presi's. About a half dozen happy Gridders out and about! |
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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: |
2026-05-07 |
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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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