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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Kearsarge North Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Kearsarge North Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, April 21, 2013
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Lot was full; plenty of parking on the street though. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Spring Snow 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All were crossable with no problems. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Well marked. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Many dogs on trail that day.  
Bugs
Bugs: A few flys at the summit. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: A car key at the trail head. 
 
Comments
Comments: The trail started out very dry with a few muddy spots; as you getting higher in elevation it continued to become much wetter and then eventually icier. There were quite a bit of large icy spots that i would recommend bringing microspikes & even in one spot higher up called the "wall"; If you are over cautious i'd recommend crampons. Other than that it's definitely spring conditions. Lots of people hiking in basketball shorts and sneakers up there. However; lots of others turned around once getting to the snowy and icy parts of the trail.
Beautiful day up there!  
Name
Name: hkemtns 
E-Mail
E-Mail: sbrady1880@hotmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2013-04-22 
Link
Link: https://hkemtns.blogspot.com 
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