| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Willard , NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Willard Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 29, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We parked roadside along route 302, along with many other cars. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Any water crossings had solid snow/ice bridges and were no issue. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
This trail is no problem for dogs. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
After summiting Mt. Avalon, we still had plenty of daylight hours, so we headed up Mt. Willard. The trail was beautiful with snow sticking to the trees, which created a tunnel of sorts around the pathway. This is a trail with no junctions and consistent, mild vertical gain, and before you know it, it opens up to the famous ledges overlooking Crawford Notch. The weather changed every 15 minutes, and we had light snow falling off and on during our hike, and in between the snowfall, we had beautiful blue skies.
There was no ice on the trail, and the snow was well packed. We wore microspikes the whole way just for the extra traction to prevent those little backslide movements that you get when hiking bare booted in the snow. We did see some people in snowshoes, but they were not needed; people were just using them for fun. |
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 | Name: |
KLBS |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-01-30 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.facebook.com/groups/LesBeInTheMountains/ |
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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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