| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Willey, Mt. Field, Mt. Tom, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ethan Pond Trail, Willey Range Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur, Avalon Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the Ethan Pond parking lot. Only 3 other cars there. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All of the water crossing were good until we reached A-Z trail. Water was high in the river on this trail. Managed to jump from rock to rock to get across. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Wiley Trail pretty good with markings. Wiley Ridge has a lot of blow downs. Watch the trail easy to get confused. Trail from Mt Field to Mt Tom trail no blazes or markings can get confusing if you don't pay attention. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw only one dog which seem to be doing fine |
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 | Bugs: |
NO Bugs thanks to the winds. |
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 | Comments: |
Good hike over all. We took 3 more 4000 footers of our list making that 19 that we have done so far. The Ethan Pond trail was in good shape with bare boots all the way to Wiley Ridge Trail. Wiley Ridge not to bad. Ice and snow between Wiley and field which made the hike a little longer than it probably should of taken. Avalon Trail was easy just a little tough at the river crossing. Only saw a few hikers on the trail. Beautiful weather, in the 60s until the summits where the wind was probably about 25-30mph. Visibility on Wiley was probably the best. A huge Thank You to Lorraine and Maurice from NJ for giving us a ride to our vehicle from the AMC hut to Ethan pond. Save about an additional 4miles to our trip. |
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 | Name: |
Diana |
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 | E-Mail: |
dfd71@msn.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-05-20 |
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 | Link: |
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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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