Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Hedgehog Mountain, NH |
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| Trails: |
UNH Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 17, 2014 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Large lot with only 1 car today; fee tube is open requiring payment |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
None of consequence |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Couple of older easy step overs below Allen's Ledge, 2 newer blowdowns between Allen's ledge and summit first is knee high on steeper section, next calf high on flatter stretch less than 1/4 mile from summit |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Ice might deter some but otherwise an easy hike |
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| Comments: |
Aimed for an afternoon hike hoping for clear skies and wasn't disappointed. Clouds broke heading up the Kanc and had clear skies for my hike. From 1/2 inch to an inch of new snow on the trail. Down low this was over packed snow with some patches of ice, sticky snow did ball up under my traction. Above trail junction trail became progressively more ice under the snow. Above Allen's ledge trail was probably more ice hidden under the new snow than packed snow. Fortunately snow was powder rather than sticky. Solid ice on the trail definitely required traction - hillsounds worked well; based on tracks ice was a bit much for microspikes in places. Great views up top with interesting cloud formations; Passaconway had a nice ring of clouds below the summit. No recent traffic heading down towards the south ledges. |
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| Name: |
Brian from Maine |
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| E-Mail: |
brobert1@maine.rr.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-01-18 |
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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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