Imp Face - Imp Trail - 11-25-2011 - NewEnglandTrailConditions.com

Hiking Trail Conditions Report
	Peaks	Imp Face, NH

	Trails:	Imp Trail

	Date of Hike:	Friday, November 25, 2011

	Parking/Access Road Notes:	Room for 6-8 cars at north trail head - 4 cars there today; room for 8-10 cars at south trailhead empty when I got there.

	Surface Conditions:	Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Slush

	Recommended Equipment:

	Water Crossing Notes:	All easily crossed on rocks and snow today

	Trail Maintenance Notes:	Up north section below imp face - three large 16 inch + in diameter stepover blowdowns that have been there a while. Cut and cleared a patch of branches blocking the trail. Between Imp face and north carter trail - new small 4 inch stepover on a small upward pitch - trimmed branches so you can get over/around, older 4 inch duckunder

	Dog-Related Notes:	A very dog friendly hike - saw one set of canine tracks today

	Bugs:

	Lost and Found:


	Comments:	NOTE: AMC WMG Online reports north section is closed but this is not the case. Slush and wet/sticky snow the entire way today. Trail is packed down - snowshoes would be a real challenge given snow conditions! Slush down low turning into very wet and sticky snow higher up - several people up the trail prior to me today in boots and in stretches light traction. North section - down low a couple of inches of snow - trail was wet slush interspaced with very wet and sticky snow - up higher maybe 6-8 inches off trail after the melting - transitioned just to wet/sticky snow - boots fine - traction would just ball up with snow; ledges just below imp face had slush so were a bit slick - heading down from imp face on south section - wet/sticky snow up high - after north carter junction there were patches of running water and a few deep puddles/mud that prior hikers had found. Down low back to slush and mud - some fairly deep over top of boots mud/puddles. All the way not enough snow to really cover rocks/roots so keep an eye on your steps especially stretch heading down after north carter trail - footing is very rough/uneven and slush made some rocks slick. Saw one set of bare boot tracks heading up north carter trail from junction with imp, camp dodge cutoff was unbroken.

	Name:	Brian from Maine

	E-Mail:	brobert1@maine.rr.com

	Date Submitted:	2011-11-25

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