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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Moriah, NH
Trails
Trails: Stony Brook Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: The cul-de-sac is not plowed - park at the bottom 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: To avoid the water crossing at the beginning we parked at the lot off of rt 16 and walked up the road past the houses until we reached the unplowed cul-de-sac at the end. We followed kept walking straight onto the obvious logging road until it eventually connected with the trail. Other crossings were frozen over and easily crossed. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: None to mention 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: None today 
Bugs
Bugs: Hahahahahah 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Microspikes all the way. Carried snowshoes just in case, but they were not needed. Ledges were fine - gorgeous views. Presi's were in the clouds - sorry for anyone working on their winter 48's over there today!

The steep scramble at the junction of Kenduskeag and Carter Moriah trail was icy but doable with micro's. We avoided the hard ice that flowed down the center of the trail - Two of us went up to the right and another went up to the left to avoid one section of about 10-15 ft and hopped back to the center once above it.

There were a couple places along Carter-Moriah where accidentally stepping off the trail would result in a post hole past your knee...That happened a couple times. Most of the time the snow was made for micro's, crusty, solid snow underneath - helped along by the warmer temps and rain earlier in the week.  
Name
Name: BubblesTheHiker 
E-Mail
E-Mail: kdoer@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-12-21 
Link
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