Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Cardigan, Mt. Cardigan (South Peak), NH |
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| Trails: |
Holt Trail, Cathedral Forest Trail, Clark Trail, Hurricane Gap Trail, South Ridge Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 23, 2010 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Roads to Cardigan Lodge (Mount Cardigan Road and Shem Valley Road) are plowed/sanded, and lodge parking lot is plowed. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossings are either snow-bridged or negligible. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
None -- there were no blowdowns (woo hoo!). |
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| Comments: |
Up to Clark/Hurricane Gap Trail junction, trail is very nicely packed (light traction only). Beyond here, to either the Warden's Cabin via Clark Trail or South Peak via Hurricane Gap and South Ridge Trails, trail is broken but drifted over in some spots -- flotation recommended. On summit cone and also on South Peak, trail turns to boilerplate with some ice and, for the most part, decent snow cover (this will certainly not be the case after the warm temperatures and rain forecast for Sunday evening/Monday). Recommend light traction here -- I wore MSR Denalis the entire way and had no problems on ice/boilerplate/drifts. |
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| Name: |
Ike Broflovski |
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| E-Mail: |
info(at)barkingcat(dot)net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-01-23 |
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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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