| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Pack Monadnock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Wapack Trail, Marion Davis Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Comments: |
Wapack is mostly clear going, but it has a lot of 5-8 foot long icy sections that are traversable with plain boots and abundant caution. There's a section that's probably 75 feet long where the trail is entirely ice with running water going across -- impassable without some kind of traction aid. While you could bushwhack your way around this, that would entail stomping on a lot of dormant plants, mosses, and lichens. Microspikes or Yaktrax make the way going very easy so you can spare the local flora.
Marion Davis has fewer icy sections, but a LOT of mud. Hopping from dry rock to dry rock is an option in some areas, but unavailable in others. Gaiters are handy if you don't want your boots slathered with mud.
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 | Name: |
Protean Wanderer |
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 | E-Mail: |
c1@magicdragonfly.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-02-20 |
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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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