| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Monadnock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
White Dot Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, February 6, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of room in the main and overflow lots at the park HQ, at the end of Poole Rd. in Jaffrey. Today, the lot only had a few cars in it, so finding a spot was very easy. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No crossings. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No issues of note. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No dogs on the mountain or in the park. Period. |
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 | Comments: |
Out and back via the White Dot Trail. From the trailhead to treeline (except for the "chute" style scramble), light traction would do the trick. From there to the summit, there were some areas of thick, slick, and/or boilerplate ice, which, when combined with steep grades, would mean that full traction would make the walking a hell of a lot easier. Nevertheless, I saw a group on the way up that either had very poor traction or none whatsoever, so I can only imagine what going up and down was like for them.
Aside from the group I saw about 0.2 mile in, I had the whole hike to myself. Felt weird and eerie, since the mountain is usually significantly more crowded (at least when I hike it). Great after-class hike. |
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 | Name: |
Spencer |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-02-06 |
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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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