| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Zealand, Guyot, West Bond, Bond and Bondcliff , NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand, Twinway, Bondcliff, West Bond Spur, Lincoln Woods Trails |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of room at the Zealand Trailhead at 6 am, just one other vehicle. And plenty of room at Lincoln Woods at 645 pm. Restrooms open at both parking lots. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All water crossings were easy rock hops with dry feet. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Usual spring blowdowns and leaners but most were easily stepped over. A few may require pruning or cutting after the snow melts especially just before treeline just below Guyot summit and a few on the West Bond Spur Trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No pups seen today. |
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 | Bugs: |
Happily none but you know they're getting primed as soon as it warms up. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing found or lost. |
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 | Comments: |
Good conditions overall for May but rain in the forecast followed by warm weather so I expect water crossings will be higher and snow will be less but monorails might be more unstable and prone to postholing. 1st snow at 3400' below Zeacliff then semi consistent at 4k' below Zealand summit but not worth traction as the snow lasts maybe 100' then peters out. Starting in the col between Zealand and Guyot the monorail is pretty much consistent but the snowy monorail was stable and sticky so no spikes needed although that could change with the warm weather. The monorail is high and narrow in places. At treeline on Guyot it's bare ground until back in the trees. Then it's a snowy mostly consistent monorail out to West Bond and quite narrow and high. But again no spikes needed until descending where I donned my rock spikes for safety until back out on the Bondcliff Trail. Up to Bond was inconsistent snow and monorail so I removed the spikes and barebooted the rest of the way to Lincoln Woods. There were a few short stretches and patches of snow coming off Bond and Bondcliff but easily avoided. Essentially I was able to bareboot most of the 19 miles except the except the West Bond Spur Trail and even there I really only needed them for the quarter mile descent into the col. But spikes are still warranted with the ever changing spring conditions and the high and narrow monorails on Guyot and West Bond. |
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 | Name: |
TransZenHiker |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-05-14 |
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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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