| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Gunstock Mountain, Belknap Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gunstock Mountain Trail, Winter Shortcut, Ridge Trail, Brook Trail, Saddle Trail, Blue Trail, Green Trail, Carriage Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, January 28, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the bottom of the Carriage Road for Belknap Mountain. Room for a few cars in the small lot and more parking available on the side of the road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails in good shape, well blazed, no blow downs |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Nice loop for dogs. |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
One lone glove hanging from a tree on Gunstock Mountain Trail near the Winter Shortcut Junction. A pair of kids gloves on the kiosk at the upper parking area on the Carriage Road. |
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 | Comments: |
Wonderful weather today for a nice loop. The Gunstock Mountain Trail was very icy down low with more snow depth at higher elevation, light traction is a must here. There is a significant ice flow near the Winter Shortcut/Ridge Trail junction. Brook and Saddle Trails had more snow cover but not enough to warrant snowshoes just yet. The Blue Trail was probably the only spot I would have wanted snowshoes only to better set up a tread way. The trails were pretty well packed out with minimal post holing. A tracked vehicle had gone up the Green Trail to the communication tower on top of Belknap tearing up the trail pretty badly. Tough to get a good assessment at this point in time but it looks like some water bars will need some repair as well as some pruning where the vehicle tore up some small trees and vegetation. Come spring I will get a better assessment of the damage. |
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 | Name: |
Skidder |
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 | E-Mail: |
stephen.kidder@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-01-28 |
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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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