| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Little Monadnock Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Little Monadnock Mountain Trail, Metacomet-Monadnock Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 4, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Winter parking area enclosed by gate at entrance to Rhododendron State Park. Fitzwilliam seemed to get around 1-2" of snow from Friday's storm but parking lot is easy to drive into/around. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy hop over Kemp Brook. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns on summit ridge along Metacomet-Monadnock Trail. Sign issues; Rhododendron parking lot sign in disrepair and Little Monadnock summit sign has fallen down and in disrepair. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw three happy dogs with three people. |
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 | Bugs: |
Actually, on today's hike I noticed that those tiny black bugs have hatched and were in the snow. I can't remember which bugs these are. |
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 | Comments: |
First time hiking Little Monadnock. The rhododendrons were beautiful in the park even in winter. I hiked to the summit first and went past it south to a small viewpoint about 0.1 mile from the top. Then I hiked back north along the M-M Trail to the North Meadows viewpoint. This is approx 0.2 miles from where the Little Monadnock Trail terminates into the M-M Trail. This is the main/popular view for the mountain as there aren't really any from the summit. There was <2" new snow from Friday's storm but you could get away with bare booting if you're careful. I tested out my new Salomon X Ultra GTX 3's low cut today and they were awesome. I bare booted on the ascent but used Yaktrak's along the M-M Trail and on my descent. A few snow flurries fell while on the summit and I could see a snow squall west near Vermont border. |
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 | Name: |
Matthew Kuncik |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-03-04 |
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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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