| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Stairs Mountain (East Peak), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Rocky Branch Trail, Stairs Col Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, August 7, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of room to park at gate at the end of Jericho Road |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
all streams were dry |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
dry and clear trails with recent trail work done on Stair col (short re-routes around wash outs) |
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 | Comments: |
Hit the trail hard and since I had a turn around time that I had to stick to yesterday. Easy hiking to the Stairs Col intersection, trail completely dry. I went less than a mile up Stairs Col and then whacked nearly straight up. Other than the first few minutes of bushwhacking it was steep all the way, first through nice hardwoods, then mixed woods and then thick spruce up high. When I first neared the top in a mess of blowdowns I crawled up on a rock and got a nice view of Stairs and "back stair". High point is at southeast end of contour and for a while there I wasn't sure I was going to find it. On the return I went up the middle north on some surprising moose herd paths and stayed away from the west edge of the top and that was helpful but I am glad I went that way on the way up on account of the cool vista. Going down made me realize just how steep the climb up really was and I had to crab-walk down some sections. Register had not been signed since December. |
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 | Name: |
Nordic Gal |
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 | E-Mail: |
amybike@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-08-08 |
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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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