| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Flume, Liberty, Little Haystack, Lincoln, Lafayette, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Flume Slide, Franconia Ridge, Old Bridle Path. |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossings were uneventful |
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 | Comments: |
Great day out during in-betweener conditions.
I did not bring spikes, but they likely would be useful. Plenty of ice above 3500’
Flume Slide trail is complete navigable still, no large ice flows, mostly can step around ice on the slabs and made it to the ridge without issue. Just an inch or two of snow packed in a lot of the trail, but did add a fair amount of slipperiness all through the day.
Didn’t see anyone until after Liberty, then things got busy- especially passing Little Haystack.
Rest of the trail was the same, fair amount of ice, traces of snow, I suggest spikes.
Going down Old Bridle Path was SLICK until the red rock gully after that it was in good shape.
Plenty of Snowliage to be found. |
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 | Name: |
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 | E-Mail: |
ladd40climb@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-10-18 |
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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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