| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Zealand Mountain, Mt. Guyot, West Bond, Mt. Bond, Bondcliff, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Lincoln Woods Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, October 13, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bondcliff Trail crosses over Black Brook several times. Easy rock hops. There is one place where a brook seems to have consumed the trail, and a side trail now exists around it. At the end of the hike (on Lincoln Woods) you'll cross Franconia Brook on a bridge. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
15 foot vertical rock face just below Bondcliff peak on the Lincoln Woods side. Saw some folks who were "handing" their dogs up the face. |
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 | Bugs: |
None - it was snowing. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
On Bondcliff trail, a small gold hoop earring inset with clear stones (diamonds?) |
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 | Comments: |
12 miles, 3700 elevation gain. For us it was a 12 hour hike, had the weather been better would have been a bit more with some "peak lingering" to take in the views. Started at Zealand Road at 6am with headlamps. By the time we reached Zealand hut it was snowing a bit. Light snow all day made the trails muddier and slipperier than they already were. The rock scrambles at the Twinway, Bondcliff junction and coming off of Bond toward Bondcliff were extremely slippery (the Bond rocks I'd describe as treacherous, very slow going). The shifting clouds and glimpses of foliage underneath the mist offers a unique view of the Bonds, very beautiful. Its fall/winter in the Whites. |
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 | Name: |
rlap |
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 | E-Mail: |
rlap050@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-10-14 |
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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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