Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid, South Tripyramid, NH |
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| Trails: |
Livermore Trail, Scaur Ridge Trail, Pine Bend Brook Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 19, 2018 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Quiet day - only one car at Livermore TH South at 7am, about 10 cars as of 1:30pm, though some of those were mountain bikers. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Straightforward and rock hoppable, the only real crossings on the south end of the Mt Tripyramid Tr were easy. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Plenty of blowdowns on the Mt Tripyramid Tr ridge, and some significant ones on the south end of the trail after the south slide (going clockwise.) |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
didn't see any |
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| Bugs: |
relatively bug free, save for some webs across the trail and the occasional buzzing. Didn't really notice anything til the day wore on and it got warmer. |
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| Comments: |
Nice day out on the Tripyramids. Trails very dry and in good condition, up until the steep sections on Scaur and Pine Brook when I finally had to put on the spikes for a few hundred meters 'til the north summit, would have been quite sketchy without the traction. After that, limited patches of snow and vestiges of monorail on the ridge made barebooting generally fine. There was only 1-2 spots on the ridge between north and middle peaks that had any snow deep enough for a posthole, and even then it was approximately a foot of deteriorating snow. Oh, and there were at least a dozen patches of moose poop on the ridge (also saw one from the car on rt 49 not far from the Tripoli Rd turnoff) ... had to watch where I was stepping! Only saw one other person on the trail, a woman who passed me on the south slide (also going clockwise) who had come up the north slide - she was no worse for wear, but said "I probably won't be doing that again". |
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| Name: |
Eric H |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-05-20 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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