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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks South Moat Mountain, Middle Moat Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Moat Mountain Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, January 24, 2015
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Only car in the 20 car lot.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None - water flowing, but all crossing bridged 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Trail is an ice-flow. Not much snow, but TONS of ice. Trail markers start off great, but soon vanish.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Took my Akita. She had trouble on some of the ledges going up. We bushwhacked down from the summit to avoid ice.  
Bugs
Bugs: Dead 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Beautiful 30 degree day with clear views. So much ice on the trail. I used microspikes from start to finish, with great care being required on the icy section. After this weeks 30+ inches, I don't suspect the ice will be an issue. Trail markings close to the summit are poor - lots of marked rocks that are buried under the snow.  
Name
Name: Jamie Blair 
E-Mail
E-Mail: iagreewithjamie@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2015-01-26 
Link
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