| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Kearsarge, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Access road, Winslow Trail, Barlow Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 1, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked outside the Kearsarge Mountain Rd. gate, at the sign for Winslow State Park. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No major crossings. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Quite a bit of debris on both trails that wasn't there when I hiked Kearsarge a few weeks ago. Likely covered by snow that melted during the recent warming trend. |
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 | Comments: |
Mixed bag o' conditions this afternoon. The road walk had constant snow coverage for the most part, except for a small area near the gate and a large area past the toll house. The bottoms of both trails had spotty coverage, with snow/ice levels increasing higher up. At present, Winslow Trail has far more ice than the Barlow Trail, so if you're skittish around ice, Barlow Trail is the way to go. Light traction did the trick for the whole hike. |
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 | Name: |
Spencer |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-03-01 |
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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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