| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Carter Dome, South Carter, Middle Carter, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Carter Moriah Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, March 26, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
lot is plowed; plenty of room to park on a Monday |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
all bridged, but starting to melt |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
blowdowns as noted on other posts. multiple opportunities to climb over duck under, and crawl under |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Jake did fine, but postholed up to his belly any time he was off the packed track |
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 | Comments: |
19 mile brook trail is packed and was solid in the morning; it was cold. trail to Carter Dome is as well. There is enough snowpack on Carter Dome to make the views spectacular!
On Carter Moriah trail from Zeta Pass to South Carter, the packed trail forks. The left hand fork avoids a bunch of blowdowns. From South Carter heading to Middle Carter there are a number of packed tracks. The trail corridor is easy to see if you look past the blowdowns. We didn't see many blazes and the few we saw were just above the snow line, so I am guessing most of the blazes are below the level of the snow. But the trail corridor is pretty obvious. There is one particularly well traveled route that heads to the right and steeply down off the ridge; I don't know where it goes but it doesn't re-join the trail. There was only one set of snowshoe tracks from South to Middle; two of us went over. The trail is well tracked, but not packed or smooth. Deep loose powder. A group had apparently hiked in to Midddle from the north; the trail was well packed by snowshoes again as we approached the summit of Middle.
On the way out the temperatures, especially in the sun, had risen to above freezing and the trail was getting soft and very chopped up by those without snowshoes.
A magnificent day in the mountains with Bagpiper John. |
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 | Name: |
Lady Grey |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-03-27 |
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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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