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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Chocorua, NH
Trails
Trails: Champney Falls
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, November 29, 2009
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Mud, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Small Patches, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All water crossing were low and easy to cross. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: There are a few blowdowns, but easy to get around. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: We progressed from fall to winter twice. Once when we drove over the Kancamagus Highway from Lincoln to the trailhead: there is snow and ice on the road near Kancamagus Pass. And a second time as we hiked up 2300 feet from trailhead to summit: we progressed from dry ground to wet to ice to snow.

Maximum snow depth (near the summit) is only a couple inches; and on the bare summit rocks snow is mostly blown/melted away.

This was our first hike with kid-sized (XS) MicroSpikes and they performed superbly. I doubt the kids could have completed this hike without them.  
Name
Name: Fred Shirley 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2009-11-30 
Link
Link: https://www.nhmountainhiking.com/chocorua.html 
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