| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Bemis, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nancy Pond Trail, Mt. Bemis Trail, bushwhacks |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 11, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Nancy Pond roadside lot plowed...room for maybe 4 vehicles. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Mostly bridged, but some open water if not careful. |
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 | Comments: |
The first portion of the Nancy Pond Trail had not seen any recent use. A breakable crust on top of a few inches of snow. Nearing the locals trails, there had been some slightly more recent use. Tracks continued beyond the turnoff from Mt. Bemis, but my guess is the didn't go all the way to Nancy. Up to this point, the trail is now well broken out for snowshoe use and probably has a foot of base.
There had been some use on the abandoned Mt. Bemis Trail a few weeks earlier, but not since the recent storms. Snowpack increased as we climbed, reaching probably 3 feet by the time we cleared the first ridge. Apart from plentiful spruce traps, we weren't sinking in too deeply. A few areas of blowdown before/at/beyond the first height of land made for some creative moves, but otherwise not too bad. Beyond that first height of land, the corridor was vague in some places due to encroaching spruce. Nonetheless, we were able to stay on trail all the way to the fantastic view knoll and beyond.
We did lose the trail climbing up the headwall, as part of it was clogged with spruce (and higher up blowdown). We bushwhacked around this, rejoining the trail for the last gradual walk to remains of the firetower.
From there, we bushwhacked over to the wooded highpoint in scrappy woods.
On the return trip, we ran into another group of three, so the trail should be decently packed out for snowshoe traffic at this point. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-01-11 |
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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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