| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Starr King Road, Starr King Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The parking lot at the end of the Starr King road was passable if you have good traction and decent clearance - think subaru with snow tires. I parked in the small lot near the convenience store since I didn't know what the conditions were and didn't want to chance getting stuck. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Much of the muddy puddles from fall that never had time to dry up are now frozen. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Couple of duck-unders on the ridge and a blowdown right before the viewpoint after the Waumbek summit. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No dogs |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Couple of gray jays at the summit of Starr King. They were pretty aggressive, like the ones on Field, which made for some good pictures. I brought my snowshoes and they took a ride on my pack the entire way while I wore microspikes. There was a dusting of powder which grew to about 1.5 inches by the time I got to waumbek. You could probably get away with wearing snowshoes about .2 from the Waumbek summit, but it's really a bit overkill. I went to the viewpoint after the Waumbek summit and had to navigate around a blowdown to get there. It looks like someone snowshoed past the viewpoint and continued on the Kilkenny Ridge, but who knows far. Met one other gentleman headed down about 3/4 of the way to Starr King. The mountain was mine for the rest of the hike...well, except for the jays :) |
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 | Name: |
BubblesTheHiker |
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 | E-Mail: |
kdoer@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-12-06 |
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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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