| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Hancock, South Hancock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, December 24, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed almost at bare pavement |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All rivers are currently still high, but doable. I went in a few times but I brought lots of extra socks. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Few blow downs along the way, nothing spring cleanup wont fix. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
none |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
none |
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 | Comments: |
A rare day in the Whites, didnt see another person all day! Trail is frozen and firm in most places, basically a concrete sidewalk, aside from where it has been undermined by water. There are sections that you will be walking in trace depths of flow, nothing too bad.
HOWEVER: Starting at about .5m in on Hancock Notch (where I started to really notice it), to the junction of North/South loop, someone post holed the absolute crap out of the trail. Like it's actually almost impressive. He must have skipped leg day at the gym. They range from 2" to about 18" and are about 80% of the trail from start to loop junction. You really have to keep your head down the entire time and watch your footing. Unless we get a significant snowstorm, it wont change anytime soon.
Both North and South approaches though are in very good and packed shape. The ridge is in good shape as well! Woods are a little small this time of year, felt like I was in one of those old car washes for a while :)
At this point, only spikes needed. The post holes make snow shoes useless, except for televators :) |
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 | Name: |
The Teal Goat |
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 | E-Mail: |
sea2thebiscuit@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-12-24 |
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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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