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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Monadnock, NH
Trails
Trails: Marlboro Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, December 16, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: The final stretch of Shaker Farm Rd is not maintained in winter so there is snow on the ground. The tire tracks are packed snow and maybe like 4-5" of snow everywhere else. The parking area is unplowed and slippery. The road has a bit of a grade coming back from the trailhead, so use caution if you think your tire tread may not make it. (I made it back up just fine in a fwd Mazda 3) 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Black, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: A little challenging to keep to the trail at a couple of places. It looked like previous hikers had gone a different way for 20-30 ft and then backtracked.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Found someone's light traction. Please let me know if you think it might be yours. 
 
Comments
Comments: The trail starts out with maybe ~4" of snow, packed in many places. Only used light traction through this section until about halfway up when snow depth started getting to about 6"-12". I switched to snowshoes but it looked like everyone ahead of me barebooted it, which was fine in most places, but there were some postholes that were definitely knee-depth. Above treeline was of course significantly colder and windier, but there was also more ice and deep snow drifts, so watch your step. Near impossible to find the trail in some places, so I just aimed for the summit. Make a mental note of your path so that you can find your way back. Happy hiking.  
Name
Name: Rich 
E-Mail
E-Mail: zaofuzz@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-12-17 
Link
Link: https:// 
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