| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Big Attitash Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Moat Mountain Trail, Attitash Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at West Side Road lot - plenty of room this afternoon. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All were rock hoppable today. The trickiest one was one of the smaller ones, just before the Red Ridge Trail junction, due to a lack of rocks to hop on (there are small trees laid down to walk over). |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One stepover, maybe 6" diameter, on Moat Mountain Trail before Diana's Bath. A whole bunch of the Attitash Trail. I cut out maybe half a dozen and removed all of the deadfall. Quite a few remain, especially some larger ones higher up (upward of 2 feet in diameter). There are maybe half a dozen 6 to 8" diameter ones that could be cut (was already walking out in the dark, so didn't have much time), but another half dozen or so will require a chainsaw (upward of 2 feet in diameter). Some have been here for awhile due to being too big for a level 1 maintainer to remove, while others were from Sandy. No showstoppers, though, and so long as the footbed is visible, nothing remains that would cause one to lose the trail. A few wooden features are rotting out (steps, bog bridge). One portion of trail was nearly lost presumably during Irene (ironically a reloed section to begin with), but it just barely hung on with one short washout to cross. |
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 | Comments: |
First portion of Moat Mountain Trail to Diana's Bath is a cakewalk. Just around the corner was the muddiest portion of the hike, with some black ice mixed in for good measure. A little before the Red Ridge Trail junction, there is an area in which a brook hopped its back and now flows down the trail for a little while. A herd path goes right (ascending) to avoid most of this, prior to crossing that brook.
Attitash Trail was mostly dry with very little black ice. This side seems to be better maintained than the overgrown northwest approach. Highpoint is much more apparent from this direction, rather than the series of ups and downs from the northwest approach.
Microspikes never left the pack and I don't think will be necessary for this route until at least the next precip event.
Irene damage pretty amazing in places. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-11-21 |
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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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