| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Owl's Head, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Black Pond Trail, bushwhack, Lincoln Brook Trail, Owl's Head Path, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 27, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
LW parking is plowed but VERY icy. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
the two major ones on lincoln brook trail are bridged/rock hopped, but we still approached with caution |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
a few leaners / step overs along the way, but nothing that slowed us down. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
not recommended on Owl's head slide/path. too icy right now. |
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 | Bugs: |
the breeze kept them away |
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 | Lost and Found: |
nada |
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 | Comments: |
derp. well, the plan was to use the Brutus BW up/down, however we missed the turn for the BW and went up the slide, and since a few others followed us, it's well broken out now. ;) we started the slide in snowshoes, but switched to crampons, and wished for ice axes, up the ledge icy bits. kept the crampons on for the descent down brutus BW, where we switched back to spikes. the snow cover on the brutus bw, is getting thin and after today's warm afternoon temps and any refreeze it will be very icy. i don't think crampons would be overkill. all the other trails are packed and spikes are the best choice. we only used shoes for the very short part at the base of the slide. PS: the right hand turn for the brutus bw is about 2mi after the junction of the lincoln brook tr & black pond bw. |
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 | Name: |
hnd |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-01-27 |
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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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