| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Black Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Smarts Brook Trail, bushwhack, Algonquin Trail, bushwhack, Sandwich Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 17, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking plowed at Smarts Brook lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Ice - Blue, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All cross-able |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Lots of blow downs on Algonquin Trail between Black Mt and Sandwich Mt Trail. One crawl under before Sandwich Mt Trail. Sandwich Mt Trail still needs cleanup from Irene between Algonquin and Smarts Brook Trails. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Clean up your poop people! Especially when you leave it on the middle of the trail. |
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 | Comments: |
Bushwhack from Smarts Brook to Algonquin was very easy in open woods following the ravine all the way up. Black Mt bushwhack was good too with some good views on a ledge before the summit. Great day until the winds kicked in around 10ish. Algonquin Trail was very windy when hitting the ledges and not broken out at all except by a moose. Smarts Brook hasn't seen any traffic from Sandwich Mt Trail to the huge boulder fields about a mile down. After that last hikers was probably a week or so ago. |
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 | Name: |
hansolohiker |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-03-17 |
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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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