Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Bald Rock, Mt. Monadnock, NH |
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| Trails: |
Parker Trail, Cliff Walk, Smith Connector, White Cross Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Friday, December 26, 2014 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at the main park entrance. The booth was staffed, which I have never seen in winter. There's a $5 fee. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
A few water crossings where there are usually none, due to water running down the ledges, on Smith Connector and White Cross. Easily stepped over. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Minor blowdowns and broken branches along Cliff Walk, likely from the recent icing that occurred before the warmup. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Dogs would have been ok today, but we didn't see any. |
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| Bugs: |
Zippo. |
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| Lost and Found: |
We found a pair of work gloves at the summit, and one Stabilicer on White Cross. We left the items at the park store. |
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| Comments: |
Hiked this one with a friend who invited me along. There's hardly any snow left on the mountain, just a few patches of rotten stuff in the wooded areas. Not much ice either. There are some patches here and there, but the mountain is pretty much back to bare rock until the next storm. Snowshoes are definitely not needed right now. We carried spikes, but only put them on for a couple of short sections. We bare booted most of the way. Lots of people out on this warm day with temps around 40. Saw one guy wearing mountaineering crampons over bare rock. We suggested he might want to switch to spikes. He was trashing his crampons on the ledge and they were definitely not needed. Lower portions of White Cross had running water on the trail. Very unusual conditions for this particular mountain in late December! |
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| Name: |
KenM |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-12-26 |
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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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