| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Little Sugarloaf, Sugarloaf, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Elwell Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The Elwell Trail trailhead near Newfound Lake is NOT plowed. Park across the street in one of the lots at Wellington State Park. Parking area off of Bear Mountain Road is NOT plowed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Ice - Blue, Snow - Drifts, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossings are easily negotiated or are frozen over. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Three or four large -- but old (six months, at least) blowdowns are on the trail. They'll require a chainsaw, though... |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Dogz will luv this trail... |
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 | Comments: |
Started at the eastern terminus of the Elwell Trail, near Wellington State Park. Trail is postholed/tracked out below Little Sugarloaf (there's about a foot to foot and a half of new powder here). It's now smoothed out a bit with snowshoes. Beyond Little Sugarloaf, across Sugarloaf and then down to the snowmobile trail/Bear Mountain Road extension, the trail is now broken by...a single pair of Howler Monkey snowshoes. On this section, there are snow depths ranging from a light crust over granite ledge to two feet (most of the trail) to three-foot-plus drifts...enjoy! |
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 | Name: |
Drunken Howler Monkey |
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 | E-Mail: |
info(at)barkingcat(dot)net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-01-05 |
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 | Link: |
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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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