| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Hibbard Mountain, Wonalancet Hedgehog, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Wonalancet Range Trail, Short Cut, Walden Trail, Lawrence Trail, Kelly Trail, Old Mast Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Ferncroft parking lot continues to be plowed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Blue, Mud, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossings on Kelly Trail mostly open, but easily stepped over. |
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 | Comments: |
Old Mast Road to Wonalancet Range Trail - well packed (to Kelly Trail junction and beyond, but not to Walden Trail).
Wonalancet Range Trail to Short Cut Trail - numerous postholes leading up to steep ledge area. Broken out, but not consistently packed. Steep ledge area has blue ice under about 1" of new snow.
Short Cut Trail - I was the first person up this trail in awhile. Sidehill gets annoying after awhile on snowshoes.
Wonalancet Range Trail to Hibbard Mountain - broken out but not particularly well packed (sinking maybe 1-2" on snowshoes).
Wonalancet Range Trail to Walden Trail - broken out but not particularly well packed.
Walden Trail to Wonalancet Hedgehog - broken out but not particularly well packed.
Walden Trail to Lawrence Trail/Old Mast Road/Square Ledge Trail junction - broken out but not particularly well packed. Scramble ledges mostly covered with snow (some underlying blue ice), but could still be tricky to ascend/descend. Square Ledge Trail and Old Mast Road not recently used.
Lawrence Trail to Kelly Trail/Oliverian Brook Trail junction - first person down this in awhile. Snowshoes sunk 1-2", so trail is 'broken out' but not well packed. Lawrence Trail had no sign of usage beyond junction (to Paugus). Oliverian Brook Trail looked well packed.
Kelly Trail - fairly well packed. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2009-10-01 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/hibbardmtn-2009-0310.php |
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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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