Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Nancy, NH |
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| Trails: |
Nancy Pond Trail, herd path |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 30, 2016 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking area is easy to find right on 302 but is rather small probably about 8 cars or so. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Several water crossings. Water not too high so rock hop crossings were ok. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
As the previous report by Doug to Nancy Pond says there were a lots of issues. Broken manmade foot bridges and walkways, trees down, poor drainage, etc. that makes the trail more of a challenge. There were a number of yellow blazes but it could use more.
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
No dogs seen. |
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| Bugs: |
No flying insects spotted but I checked for ticks but did not see any. |
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| Lost and Found: |
No |
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| Comments: |
Stayed overnight near Nancy Pond. Summited Mt. Nancy via the unmaintained Nancy Trail on April 30th about 11 AM. The cascades, ponds, brooks and Nancy summit were worth the trip on these rugged trails. Still lots of ice and soft snow after the cascades. The trail to Nancy was very rugged and icy. It was slow going for me but the Nancy summit had a great 160 degree view including Mt. Washington. Great days to hike with clear sky and not too hot temps.
I was surprised to see six other hikers at the Norcross Pond brook exit overview as I came down from Nancy. On the descent, I passed three young guys who planned to camp out and hike Mt. Nancy.
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| Name: |
Bob |
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| E-Mail: |
rdaniels_wp@tds.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-05-01 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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