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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Cabot, NH
Trails
Trails: York Pond Trail, Bunnell Notch Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Monday, May 14, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Regular access with sign and gate that said it locks by 4pm (not sure how regulated this is). 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Small Patches 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: One major crossing (no big deal with careful steps). 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: One minor blowdown a couple miles in, but no major obstructions on the trail. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Great hike with almost summer like weather. The first 3.5 miles of the trail are very typical of late-spring/summer conditions, but as you continue, the occasional off-trail snow patches migrate onto the trail and form an steady, icy monorail the last mile before the cabin. Between the cabin and the peak of Mount Cabot, there's intermittent monorail with VERY slushy snow. Do what you will, but I suggest hiking shoes/boots (trail runners for me) for the first section, and heavier duty boots (with microspikes or Yaktraks) for the final section. With the warm weather the next couple days, though, the conditions are bound to keep changing.  
Name
Name: Boy Scout 
E-Mail
E-Mail: tenfoldproductions@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-05-14 
Link
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