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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Chocorua, NH
Trails
Trails: Champney Falls Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Thursday, May 10, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: 2 others in parking lot at 8:10AM. Around 10 after. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Small Patches 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Passable, could be trouble for some without poles or sticks next to the parking lot. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Drainage issues after the Champney Falls upper loop back for quite awhile. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Saw a happy dog on the summit, could be trouble though with upper switchbacks ice. Owner said the dog had no trouble on them. 
Bugs
Bugs: Mosquitoes from parking lot to upper switchbacks. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: N/A 
 
Comments
Comments: Rocks are slippery and small patches of the monorail ice is still in place today in the upper switchbacks. I barebooted it and found you could avoid most of it, and be cautious with the last. No ice above tree line or the summit.  
Name
Name: Patrick 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-05-10 
Link
Link: https:// 
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