| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Owl's Head, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Black Pond Trail, bushwhack, Lincoln Brook Trail, bushwhack, Owls Head Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Not a busy day at LW. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The crossing of Lincoln Brook was on the sketchy side. Very thin snowbridge which we cracked on the return. Liberty Brook was a bit thicker but also had a spot where we punched through. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
All in pretty good shape, many open drainages and muddy spots on Lincoln Brook which made for some balling issues on the snowshoes. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Katahdin is a seasoned hiking dog and even he was exhausted after this one. |
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 | Comments: |
Lincoln picked up a few inches of fresh snow the night before this hike and with the non-stop wind it made for a day of moderate trail breaking. We were able to follow a faint trench for most of the way until a quarter way up the Brutus BW. This was my 4th time doing the BBW in winter conditions and this was by far the most snow I’ve seen on it. We lost the trench and made a beeline straight up the steeps until we hit the trench again. We followed the “normal†bushwhack route on the way down so that’s why there are 2 different sets of tracks (if they’re not blown in by now). Either set will get you there. Tough day but glad I got it done for December! |
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 | Name: |
Whitney aka TipToe |
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 | E-Mail: |
whitsilb at hotmail dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-12-19 |
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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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