| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Terrace Mountain, North Weeks, Middle Weeks, South Weeks, NH |
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 | Trails: |
York Pond Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail, bushwhacks, spur trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 5, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed all the way to trailhead on hatchery side. No issues with gate hours this time of year. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Snowbridged (though some not terribly strong yet). |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Kilkenny Ridge Trail over the Weeks has a copious amount of blowdowns. |
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 | Comments: |
Not as much snow here as down south, but enough for us to wear snowshoes the whole day.
York Pond Trail broken out nicely yesterday by Stephen. Smooth sailing on snowshoes. Maybe 8" of snowpack in the woods.
Once in the col, we headed north toward Terrace, but found the trail hard to follow due to minimal blazing, open woods, and blowdown. We had the trail for maybe half to two thirds of the ascent. Our tracks meander a lot in places where we were attempting trailfinding, but in the end the woods were open enough that we tended to abandon that and just bushwhack. Nice views from the southern viewpoint if you drop down a little. Snowpack up to a foot deep.
Kilkenny Ridge Trail over the Weeks was also broken out by Stephen yesterday and must have been a bear in terms of route finding, as sections of trail are heavily clogged by blowdown. Snowpack was a little as three inches in places.
No sign of traffic heading south from South Weeks or north from South Terrace. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-01-05 |
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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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