| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek, South Weeks, Middle Weeks, North Weeks, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Starr King Road, Starr King Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 15, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked in the “Trail Parking†across Rte 2. Lot is plowed ans not too icy. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One large duck under on the way to Waumbek. Lots of blowdown all over the Kilkenny Ridge Trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Packed trail to Waumbek, no signs of any travel beyond that. Snow cover was mostly breakable crust. Somewhat firm but we regularly punched through... sometimes only a few inches, sometimes nearly a foot. Route finding the trail was tricky with so much open woods - not much corridor to see... but we found blazes regularly. Open woods make it easy enough to bushwhack around obstacles or bypass messy sections.... Trail finding was impossible in several big blowdown patches. Most noteworthy was trying to find the trail from South Weeks towards the col with Middle - appears that section has significant microburst damage - countless trees snapped and down; and trail is impassable - we bushwhacked on its west side on the way down and it’s east side on the way back up. From the South Weeks Summit - just aim for the col... We saw lots of fresh moose sign on the Weeks - and a NH Fish & Game wildlife camera (in the col between middle and north) too. Pretty day out there - nice views from the Starr King and the Waumbek outlook. Tougher conditions than we had “hoped†for, but pleased to get the Weeks without deep trailbreaking... |
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 | Name: |
Jeff & Karine |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-01-15 |
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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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