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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek, NH
Trails
Trails: Starr King Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Monday, May 16, 2011
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: access road a little rough, but nothing out of the ordinary. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Small Patches, Standing/Running Water on Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: one stepover blowdown below starr king and a climb over and duck under along the ridge. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: some black flies that were pretty bad in the parking lot, but once moving they weren't a problem. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: wet and muddy in the usual places down low. remained generally wet with patchy snow/ice above the spring. between the summits there were more significant snow/ice patches, but they were still sporadic and generally minor. climb of waumbek still holding most consistently.
i carried light traction, but never needed it. some may want it for descent of waumbek, but i can't imagine there will be snow/ice there much longer.
nice day to hike waumbek. no rain during the hike and pretty decent temps. nice wildflowers through out the hardwood section of the hike as stated by previous posters.

 
Name
Name: bryan 
E-Mail
E-Mail: bryancuddihee@yahoo.com  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2011-05-16 
Link
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