| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Eagle Crag, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Baldface Circle Trail, Bicknell Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, November 24, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot is plowed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
A couple of crossings were rock hoppable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
I think I saw one mosquito |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
We started on the Baldface Loop trail counter clockwise. We barebooted until the first junction and switched to microspikes, which was helpful as we soon came to the first water crossing. It was rock hoppable but the rocks had an ice coating. Our goal today was Eagle Crag to finish my 52WAV. We switched to snowshoes shortly after the 2nd junction to get more purchase and as the snow got more unconsolidated. It felt almost Spring like today, warm in the 30's. The snow was sticky and clumping to the snowshoes. It was steep and icy just before the summit, glad my snowshoes had aggressive crampons. We had lunch on Eagle Crag, took some pictures, and because it was such a nice day, we elected to make a loop of it and headed .3 across the ridge to the junction with Bicknell Ridge. The 2nd half of the hike was a little more slow going because the trail did not appear to have been broken and there were some deep snow drifts. We broke trail from the junction with Baldface Circle trail and Bicknell Ridge trail to Eagle Cascade Link Trail, where someone had found time to build a snowman. It looked like several people had barebooted up to this point and maybe did a loop with the Eagle Cascade Link, though we never saw anyone. We continued down. There was more snow on this trail than on Baldface Circle Tr. It was a beautiful day. |
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 | Name: |
Denise Rae |
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 | E-Mail: |
deniserae77@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-11-26 |
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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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