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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Piper Mountain, Belknap Mountain, Gunstock Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Piper Trail, Old Piper Trail, White Trail, Blue Trail, Saddle Trail, Brook Trail, Gunstock Mountain Trail, Carriage Road
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, April 28, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Road still closed 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: N/A 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Nothing significant, just a little tree down across the trail on the way down from Gunstock summit. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Piper ripped it up, per usual. Good to go for dogs. Ice not too much of a problem. 
Bugs
Bugs: They're coming. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: With all the rain, Piper was super gooey most of the way up, but no ice. Ice patches, mostly unavoidable, from Piper to White. On and off ice up White to Belknap, with spikes on and off...don't like that. Blue down to Saddle was an ice fest. Patches of ice from saddle to Gunstock summit. Orange down Gunstock ice free (like that), albeit wet from the overlook to the junction with the Winter Shortcut. Carriage road is now ice free, though I don't know when it'll open up.  
Name
Name: Nate Weeks 
E-Mail
E-Mail: npweeks@Gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-04-30 
Link
Link: https:// 
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