| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Sandwich Dome, Jennings Peak, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Sandwich Mountain Trail, Jennings Peak Spur, Drakes Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 28, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking area was plowed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Both crossings of the Drakes Brook were bridged over nicely. No problems crossing. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple blowdowns but could get under without much difficulty |
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 | Comments: |
Used spikes up to the ridge since there was an inch of snow over crusty packed snow. There was a very steep detour around one icy ledge. Farther on the ridge we encountered some snow drifts. Changed to snowshoes before the Jennings Peak spur. The trail to Jennings Peak as well as a section of the Sandwich Mountain trail beyond the Jennings Peak spur was pretty beaten with post holes. Two post holers passed us coming down and apologized for not using snowshoes. Used snowshoes all the way to Sandwich Dome and back to the parking lot. Between our use of snowshoes (4 of us) and several others using snowshoes, the stretch from the Jennings Peak spur to Sandwich Dome is pretty well packed out for snowshoe use. We returned via the Drakes Brook trail for an easier descent. Unfortunately it had a lot of postholes and little evidence of snowshoes. |
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 | Name: |
dexhiker |
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 | E-Mail: |
dexpcdoc@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-01-28 |
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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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