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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Cube, NH
Trails
Trails: Cross-Rivendell Trail, North Peak Spur, Kodak Trail, Hexacuba Shelter Spur, Quinttown Road
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, January 30, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parked one car on Baker Rd. about 1 mile from Rt. 25A by a kiosk for the Cross-Rivendell Trail up to Mt. Cube. There was a "plow out" for one car, and room for more cars about 50 yds. away on the other side of the road. Baker road is well-sanded and plowed. Parked a second car on Quinttown Road, well sanded and plowed to within a mile of the AT. While not sanded or officially plowed any further than the "intersection" shown on the map, we were able to drive another .5 mile as the road was well-traveled, well-packed and flat. We parked by a small farmers cape, only .5 mile from the AT. All gates were open, and a car or truck with good snow tires could drive up to the AT trail crossing. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Skipper had a blast... happy, happy. Lots of animal tracks to catch his interest: deer, moose, coyote, grouse, snowshoe hare and the ubiquitous squirrels ... busy area! 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Very pleasant hike. Mt. Cube was in the clouds, so the trees and smooth Vermont granite? looked frosty and real nice.

Lots of views... and it now makes complete sense why this section of AT is referred to as the Kodak Tr.

We drove over to hike Sunday Mtn. via the Cross-Rivendell Trail / Sunday Mtn. Section, but the roads to the north were not sanded... and we decided to leave this until spring.  
Name
Name: Beth, Skipper, Karen & Ken R. 
E-Mail
E-Mail: btzimr at gmail dot com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-01-30 
Link
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