| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Falling Waters Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Old Bridle Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 30, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
couple crossings going up Falling Waters, none more than a quick hop/skip/jump. Ice formations were beautiful and amazing! |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
saw one glove at the Greenleaf hut |
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 | Comments: |
Did the loop counterclockwise, late start, but banged in out in 5 hrs 15 min with a bunch of stops going up FWT for pics of the amazing waterfalls. Microspikes the entire way, new snowshoes went for the ride.
Amazing day! Going up FWT was def tough but trail conditions were generally great. Monorail with some patchy ice. Franconia Ridge Trail was mostly bare rock and crusted snow with a little ice. Going down Greenleaf was a bit sketchy in one of 2 sections with hard packed/crusted snow on a steep decent. Pay attention to the cairns. After a sharp left (pay attention) is where the steep/slippery section is. Side stepped but still slid once or twice. Definitely doable with spikes but with tired legs, crampons could help....especially going down. OBP was a cake walk...got down from the hut in an hour....knees sore today tho.
There are a few post holes going up FWT and coming down Lafayette but they're all avoidable very easily. |
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 | Name: |
Matt |
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 | E-Mail: |
mbeaupre23@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-12-31 |
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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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