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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks North Weeks, Middle Weeks, South Weeks, NH
Trails
Trails: York Pond Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, May 11, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: At 3:00 PM I checked in with the caretaker to ask if the gate would be shut. He said yes, it would be shut at 4:00 but not locked until 10:00 (I have no idea if this is always the case). When I left a little after 6:00 the gate was not shut. (This was for my 2nd hike to Roger's Ledge).  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Small Patches 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: A couple tricky ones on York Pond at the very start. Nothing too hard. KRT is high and dry. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Lots of blowdown on KRT. the trail is hard to follow in many places. Hardest to follow on all three north facing slopes where there is still a good amount of snow.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: Not an issue. Maybe too windy 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: There is still a good amount of snow on the north facing slopes, but not enough to need shoes. I did not use any traction either. The KRT is hard to find in many spots due to blowdown and under-use. Blazes helped.

I noted hardware on a tree on both North and South Weeks from the days when these peaks were trailless and had registers.
 
Name
Name: zporterColdRiverCampCook 
E-Mail
E-Mail: zap88@tds.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-05-12 
Link
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