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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Monadnock (attempt), NH
Trails
Trails: Birchtoft Trail, Cascade Link, Red Spot Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, January 28, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parking lot is a sheet of smooth, wet ice. Take it very slow when pulling in. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Mix of wet ice, occasional posthole/drift, bare mud and rock. Eat of Hinkley trail junction, trail gets icier and there was considerable melting making for slippery going. Microspikes worked fine. Turned around at Red Post trail which looked considerably icier and steeper.  
Name
Name: RJ Nick 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rjnick@charter.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-01-28 
Link
Link: https:// 
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