| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Morgan, NH |
|
 | Trails: |
Mt. Morgan Trail, Crawford-Ridgepole Trail |
|
 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 20, 2014 |
|
 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The Mt. Morgan lot was half full (6 cars) when we arrived late morning. The Rattlesnake lot across the street looked like there was plenty of room. Both lots plowed. |
|
 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
|
 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
|
 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No problem with the brook crossings |
|
 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One blow down easy to go under, another large log easy to go over/around. |
|
 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw 3 pooches having a fun day out. None seemed to be having snowball issues like I was in my spikes! |
|
 | Bugs: |
|
|
 | Lost and Found: |
|
|
|
|
|
 | Comments: |
The Mt. Morgan trail was well packed so we opted to leave snowshoes in the car and wore micro spikes the whole trip. There were two sections - one just before the Crawford-Ridgepole junction and the other just below the summit - where I was really glad to have some traction even though we saw a couple of folks bare-booting. This trail is very well blazed and easy to follow. It did not appear that anyone had recently been on the section of the Crawford-Ridgepole trail between Morgan and Webster. We were thinking of doing a loop over to Percival, but again that section of the Crawford-Ridgepole trail also did not appear too broken out. So without snowshoes we decided to go back the way we came. Even thought it flurried all day, we had a nice view of Squam Lake from the summit - with the sun shining on it! And it was a surprise to bump into Adam and Theresa (Peter's tennis buddies) on the trail since we didn't know that they were winter hikers too! |
|
 | Name: |
BLT |
|
 | E-Mail: |
pbtblt@comcast.net |
|
| Date Submitted: |
2014-01-20 |
|
 | Link: |
 https:// |
|
|
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. |
|
