| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Starr King Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, April 5, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Summer lot open and dry. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Removed one blowdown on Starr King Trail. One remains next to fireplace, as well as some other surprises still under the monorail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
None biting, but some attracted to headlamps. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Little to no snow for nearly the first 1.5 miles. Patchy snow and monorail starts somewhere around 2,700 feet, and wall to wall snow coverage begins immediately when the trail hops into the spruce woods - instantly 2 feet of snow, increasingly to 3-4 feet up high. Snowshoes went on before reaching the spruce and stayed on all the way to Waumbek and back to the same point. Monorail was stable for snowshoe traffic, however barebooters will posthole (and deeply). Between the peaks, the popular route stays north (where the trail drops to the south side of the ridge) - this will be an issue in the coming weeks, as it passes over a spruce trap minefield. If you can follow my tracks (unlikely with the melting), you'll be on the trail kosher and generally out of spruce trap danger. Continued past Waumbek to the viewpoint - no sign of any tracks heading north of that on the Kilkenny Ridge Trail. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-04-06 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/mtstarrking-2010-0405.php |
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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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