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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks North Kinsman, South Kinsman, NH
Trails
Trails: Lonesome Lake Trail, Fishin' Jimmy Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, May 20, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable) 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All doable by rock hopping 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: One or two step-overs across the trail. Easily handled. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Rye had a great time. 
Bugs
Bugs: None out in the rain. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: We spend about 3 hours hiking in rain or mist before that stopped and the day got a bit nicer. The trail is mostly melted out with just a few spots of crumbling monorail and ice that was pretty easy to walk next to without leaving the trail. No traction needed, wore trail runners the whole way and never even considered microspikes. Some (avoidable) mud and lots of running water from the rain/snowmelt. Only got wet feet from a few bad steps on my part. I'd guess that by next weekend things should be pretty well melted out on most trails in the Whites except where the snow/monorail gets exceptionally deep.

Those are some classic White Mountains trails: steep and super rocky/root-filled with little possibility of running for most of the route. Props to anyone who has the mental concentration and fitness to go after a fast time on those trails!  
Name
Name: Doug L 
E-Mail
E-Mail: dmlipinski@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-05-21 
Link
Link: https:// 
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