Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
| Peaks |
Mt. Cabot, The Bulge, The Horn, NH |
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| Trails: |
York Pond Trail, Bunnell Notch Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail, Horn Spur, Unknown Pond Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Thursday, December 7, 2017 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Icy, but plowed |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossings up the Bunnell Notch trail were very easy. Down the Unknown Pond trail was a bit high, but still found ways across with minimal wet feet. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Lots of blow downs on Kilkenny Ridge Trail between Cabot and Unknown Pond Trail. Some on Unknown Pond Trail (2-3) |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
No other dogs on the trail. No water on Kilkenny ridge trail other than at the spring near the cabin. |
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| Bugs: |
What bugs? |
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| Lost and Found: |
None |
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| Comments: |
This hike was in remembrance of a friend we lost a year ago as well as a friend's last 4000 footer. It started to snow lightly up to Cabot, with biting winds at the top, but below treeline it was great. The snow was packed out and only 2-3 inches deep, so no snowshoes required. We wore microspikes the whole way and would have been impossible without them. Lots of blowdowns form the fall wind storm were on the Kilkenny Ridge Trail and to a lesser extent on the Unknown Pond Trail. Ran into a group of 4 at the cabin, but other than that, no one else. |
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| Name: |
Davaay |
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| E-Mail: |
dbdickinson3@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-12-08 |
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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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