Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Roberts, NH |
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| Trails: |
Mt. Roberts Trail, High Ridge Trail, Faraway Mountain Trail, Cold Spring Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 26, 2017 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Hiker lot at Castle in the clouds across from bottling plant has room for 10 cars, full today with a couple of cars parked along the road |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
None of note on these trais |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of blowdowns on the high ridge trail and faraway mountain trails all were buries under snow so no problem now |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Easy up Mt Roberts to the summit, deeper snow across to Faraway and down might be a challenge for some. |
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| Comments: |
Varied conditions today. Used snowshoes car to car. Took Mt Roberts trail up, packed but sticky snow with some bare rock on the ledges - snowshoes, boots, or traction fine. Heading down high ridge and faraway a different story! Only tracks on Sunday were one set of ski tracks and a gentleman that bare booted. Deeper snow was not well consolidated when we traversed high ridge and then down faraway - person who barebooted was sinking along both trails with many postholes in the center of the track of a foot or deeper. The 2 of us snowshoed and tracked it out though it is by no means smooth or consolidated so snowshoes are a must for now. Snow depths decreased as we headed down cold spring trail. Good day out with great views. |
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| Name: |
Brian From Maine |
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| E-Mail: |
brobert1@maine.rr.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-03-27 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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