| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Ripley Falls, NH |
|
 | Trails: |
Arethusa-Ripley Falls Trail |
|
 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 21, 2018 |
|
 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking at base of Willey Station rd |
|
 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky |
|
 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
|
 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Hop overs or Snow/Ice bridged |
|
 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One duck under tree, otherwise clear up to falls. Past Ripley falls there are a few minor blowdowns easy to walk around. I cleared some branches off one to make it easily passable. |
|
 | Dog-Related Notes: |
|
|
 | Bugs: |
|
|
 | Lost and Found: |
|
|
|
|
|
 | Comments: |
Trail is well packed from 302 all the way up to Ripley falls. There is plenty of thick stable ice to take pictures and take in the views. I broke trail with snowshoes from Ripley Falls up to the intersection with Frankenstein Cliff trail. Took Frankenstein cliff trail to a small outlook and turned around there as I was tired from breaking trail, still carrying my overnight gear from my stay at Ethan Pond Campsite(see other report for info on that). |
|
 | Name: |
BK Noonan |
|
 | E-Mail: |
scrapperbk@yahoo.com |
|
| Date Submitted: |
2018-01-21 |
|
 | Link: |
 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156222995803679&set=pcb.1650161068378765&type=3&theater&ifg=1 |
|
|
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. |
|
