| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Parker, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Langdon Trail, Mt. Parker Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, December 31, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed lot diagonally across the street from the trailhead (at intersection of River St and Yates Farm Rd) was empty at 8:30am. There were a half dozen cars there at 1pm, with room for a few more. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Maybe 2 or 3 very small streams crossings, all rockhoppable in 2-3 strides. There were also a handful of places where the trail is a bit wet (boggy), with no snow, just leaves. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some small blowdowns between trailhead and Mt Parker, all easy to step over, duck under, or walk around. |
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 | Comments: |
Mt Langdon Trail was covered with a half foot (or so) of well-crusted snow. Looks like two people bare-booted 2 miles in on the Mt Langdon Trail on Friday, when the weather was warm. We wore microspikes in, generally avoiding their frozen footprints.
We started to sink into the snow at the junction with Mt Parker Trail. Changed to snowshoes to break trail, clear branches, and summit Mt Parker. Trail up Mt Parker was relatively easy to find and follow. On our way down Mt Parker, we passed a family heading up in microspikes. We found it easier to stay in snowshoes the rest of the day.
Fantastic views from Mt Parker! Some clouds blowing over the Presidentials at 5500' or so. Mt Washington summit kept peeking out just above the clouds, then disappearing in the clouds. Neat! All these years hiking in the Whites, haven't seen that before. Fantastic way to start New Year's Eve. |
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 | Name: |
Places We Go |
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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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