| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Scar Ridge (East Peak), Scar Ridge (Middle Peak), NH |
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 | Trails: |
East Pond Trail, bushwhack, Little East Pond Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
No fee in winter. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues on the trail. I did not dare cross the middle of little east pond, so took the edge, which was okay. |
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 | Comments: |
I started on the hard packed east pond trail in light traction. A short distance below the height of land, I put on snowshoes and began the bushwhack to east. I think it pays to start north of the height of land for this bushwhack. Surface conditions were easy and the woods were initially not too bad. As I got past half way up, matchstick woods started, followed by thick, snow-loaded spruce. My tracks would indicate that I was initially within ten feet of the highpoint, but missed it and ended up spending 30 min searching in snowy, thick woods.
From the top of east, I made a line for the bump between east and middle. Woods were not bad on this route. I made a point to find the top of the bump, which is obvious. From there, I made a line for middle, finding easy woods, except some thick stuff in the col.
From middle, I descended to little east pond. The initial going was extremely poor. There were cliffs to skirt, its very steep, and really thick. It took me a very long time to get down to the pond. There were no recent tracts on the little east pond trail. I ended up leaving snowshoes on until the car.
Following my tracks would likely be hard, except up high on the ridge. |
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 | Name: |
zporterColdRiverCampCook |
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 | E-Mail: |
zap88@tds.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-02-05 |
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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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