Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Brown Mountain, Church Mountain, Orange Mountain, Crane Mountain, NH |
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| Trails: |
Skyland Trail, Woodland Trail, Clark Trail, Vistamont Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Monday, December 4, 2017 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking for a few vehicles on the side of the road at Alexandria Four Corners. (Per AMC Southern New Hampshire Trail Guide, don't block any driveways.) |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Nothing of note. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails are in good shape. For Vistamont and Woodland Trails, see our notes from the past week or so. Clark Trail is in excellent shape -- drains recently cleaned and, in some cases, re-dug. Skyland Trail has some deadfall here and there (we cleared as much as we could), and two blowdowns of note: one is the top portion of an old/rotted hardwood, just east of Grafton Knob (requires more breaking/moving/small saw work than anything else); the other is a large softwood about 0.1 miles east of Church Mountain (requires large saw). Both blowdowns can be bypassed with short walk off-trail. |
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| Comments: |
Light traction was very helpful on the upper ledges of the Vistamont Trail, heading toward Orange Mountain. Once on the southern-exposure Skyland Trail, ice was not a problem. |
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| Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-12-05 |
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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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