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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Sharon Ledges, Burton Peak, Holt Peak, Temple Mountain, Pack Monadnock Mountain, North Pack Monadnock Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Wapack Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Monday, December 1, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Spotted a car at Mountain Road, Greenfield parking area. No other cars there this morning at 7:30 and one other car when we got back at 3:15. We saw that guy on the trail and no other fresh tracks, so that car might have been the only other one there all day. Our other car we parked in the lot on Temple Road in Sharon. We didn't see any other car there morning or afternoon.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Nothing significant. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: We stepped over a small blowdown somewhere. It was only about 2 inches in diameter and I could have removed it if I had brought my Sven Saw. Whenever I carry my saw I don't need it and when I don't carry it... 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Coming down the north side of North Pack we saw a travel sipper of some kind hanging in a tree with tea bag tags hanging out of it. We left it there. Tea must be pretty strong by now. 
 
Comments
Comments: We did the northern half of the Wapack Trail. I started out with snowshoes but they seemed unnecessary so they got a ride on my pack the rest of the way. I switched to Microspikes and they worked well. Lone Wolf barebooted the whole day and didn't slip too much. The snow was mostly just a few inches of slush or wet snow by then with plenty of bare rock. It might have dulled my points a little, but I felt more secure than if I had barebooted.  
Name
Name: greatoz 
E-Mail
E-Mail: greatoz.tz...gmail 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-12-01 
Link
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