Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Pierce, Crawford Cliff, NH |
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| Trails: |
Crawford Connector, Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail, Crawford Cliff Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 24, 2013 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at the Crawford Connector lot. The lot is plowed, salted, and sanded. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
All are bridged or not an issue. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails are in good shape. There are two chainsawable, duck-under blowdowns on the Crawford Path between the Gibbs Falls spur and Mizpah Cutoff. |
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| Comments: |
Crawford Connector and Crawford Path up to junction with Webster Cliff Trail are packed out nicely. Light traction down low worked fine for about the first half mile; trail softened on the ascent and snowshoes from then on worked best. Open area on Crawford Path near intersection with Webster Cliff Trail is drifted, as usual. Trail up to summit is the usual mixture of drifts and rime ice.
Crawford Path to Mt. Eisenhower appeared to be broken but drifted back in a bit.
Webster Cliff Trail to Mizpah Hut was packed out but after first 0.2 miles or so, broke up into a maze of different routes and bushwacks, some that doubled back on themselves -- all well packed out, too -- very difficult to figure out which route eventually led to the hut (see previous poster's report on this). Our goal was the hut and then Mt. Jackson, but we turned back after a half hour or so and returned to Mt. Pierce.
Spur trail to Crawford Cliff is broken but not consolidated. |
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| Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-03-25 |
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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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