Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Wildcat A, Wildcat B, Wildcat C, Wildcat D, NH |
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| Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Wildcat Ridge Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 30, 2017 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Not too many cars at Nineteen Mile Brook Trail today |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy to cross on the bridges, no issues |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns to crawl under going up to Wildcat A, a few to duck to under going across the ridge. |
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| Comments: |
Wore snowshoes the entire time. Only one set of snowshoe tracks had headed up to Wildcat A before us. Broke out the trail between Wildcat A and D. Luckily, we saw two guys (with snowshoes) coming from D (they had purchased the uphill pass and did an out and back from the ski area). We did an out and back from Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, so between the peaks are still soft but now broken out. Upon return to Wildcat A, coming down the trail was post holed by hikers not wearing snowshoes. It was a lumpy, ankle twister mess. Hard to understand why people would not want to wear snowshoes when the trail is so soft. Even saw a guy with jeans on (no snowshoes) and street shoes hiking up to A as we were going down?! Nineteen Mile Brook trail is well packed out. Temps were in the negatives, but still a beautiful bluebird winter wonderland day! |
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| Name: |
Sunshine and Bobcat |
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| E-Mail: |
loriinnes7380@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-12-30 |
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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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