| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Jackson, Mt. Webster, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Webster-Jackson Trail, Webster Cliff Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 21, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot off route 302 just above the notch was full today. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Ice bridges permitted easy crossings of small brooks |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Area of blow downs on Webster Cliff Trail below the upper ledges of Mt Jackson. There were other individual tree falls in other places that presented no difficulties at this time. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Did not see any dogs today. The dog would need to be comfortable on icy ledges. |
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 | Comments: |
Good to get out again after a bout with the flu or a bad cold.
I used snowshoes from route 302 up to the iced ledges just below Mt Jackson. As it turned out, I would have been better off leaving the snowshoes in the vehicle. The surfaces were hard packed and icy in some places. Some postholes on the margins of the trail which must have been created on a warmer day. I switched to trail crampons which provided adequate traction. Most other hikers were wearing micro-spikes. There was one hiker wearing Yak-Trax which made for difficult going in the worst spots. There was extensive ice over the Jackson Branch just below the summit of Mt Jackson. The icy area near the Mt Jackson summit could be avoided by using a by-pass through the scrub to the left (on ascent) of the true trail. The ice surfaces weren't as difficult on the Webster Cliff Trail between Mt Jackson and Mt Webster. Silver Cascade was a beautiful frozen waterfall off to the side of the trail on the Webster Branch. Saw the MIT outing club at Mt Webster. |
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 | Name: |
WAUMBEK |
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 | E-Mail: |
WAUMBEK at Roadrunner dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-01-21 |
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 | Link: |
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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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