| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Surprise, Mt. Moriah, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Carter-Moriah Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 27, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
As proven today there's room for about 8 cars in the clearing just below the trail entrance on Bangor Street. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There's maybe 6 or so fallen tress on this section of trail: step-overs, duck-unders and crawl-unders.
Three of these are shortly beyond Quimby's Pillow - including one resembling a gymnast's set of uneven bars. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None. |
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 | Bugs: |
None. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing. |
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 | Comments: |
Trail is in good shape aside from the trees mentioned above. There are maybe 3-4 spots of hard visible ice with other areas lurking just beneath the snow. The only one I found sketchy was about 3 miles up - a steep and icy mess of maybe 30-40 feet. I was able to ascend it slowly and cautiously but coming down I opted to just whack around it. The trail was pretty solid all the way through although when I started descending around noon the top snow was becoming a little soft on the upper half of the trail - the lower half was still solid on my way out. I wore Microspikes for the entire trek and was fine though I had more aggressive traction if needed.
As predicted the temps shot straight up this morning. When I got to the summit I was greeted with slightly filtered sun, not much wind and fantastic views of the northern Presidentials. I actually had the top to myself for about 15 minutes which was nice since it was a good opportunity to linger :) I saw about a dozen others enjoying the day as well. |
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 | Name: |
HMJ |
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 | E-Mail: |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-01-27 |
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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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