| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Moat Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Moat Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, February 15, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot maintained. Dugway side of Passaconaway Road is open. USFS has signs at the parking lot directing hikers to go through the woods and not the clearing - to reach the trailhead (due to logging operations). Follow orange flagging. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Two: one is small and iced over, the other has a wooden bridge. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail in good shape but widening as hikers avoid the ice flows. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Several dogs today and they seemed to do okay (though it was pretty icy in some places). |
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 | Bugs: |
n/a |
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 | Lost and Found: |
n/a |
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 | Comments: |
Quite a lot of ice on this well traveled trail. First mile had patches of ground, very little snow. As we ascended we dealt with ice flows (able to walk around), toward the top we walked on a few inches of snow. |
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 | Name: |
Peppersass |
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 | E-Mail: |
dolreb@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-02-17 |
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 | Link: |
 https://summithikinginnewengland.blogspot.com/2016/02/south-moat-mountain-february-15-2016.html |
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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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