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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Straightback Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Old Stage Road, Straightback Mountain Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Roadside near the end of Jesus Valley Road (prior to Private Property signs). 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: One widowmaker where the Straightback Mountain Trail ascends from the Beaver Pond Trail, perhaps a foot in diameter. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: There is a VA baseball cap hanging on a branch on the Beaver Pond Trail-Straightback Mountain Trail segment. 
 
Comments
Comments: Trail had a breakable crust down low, but increasingly firm as one ascended. Snowpack of about 1 to 3 inches. Barebootable down low, however light traction a good idea near the summit, as there were some stretches of icy crust that one couldn't smash through (thus could result in a bit of a slide, but not too steep and Microspikes would get adequate purchase). A few isolated avoidable blue ice patches as well.  
Name
Name: rocket21 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-01-06 
Link
Link: https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos 
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