| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Bridal Veil Falls, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Coppermine Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 13, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Coppermine Road is plowed and sanded. The parking area off the side of the road is not plowed, so we all parked on the road as far to the side as we could, just before the sign saying No Parking Beyond This Point. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The only major crossing was bridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Didn't see too many blazes, but the trail is wide and easy to follow the whole way. No blowdowns, however many trees had branches that sagged onto the trail from the weight of the snow. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Unless you have an especially hardy dog, the temperature today would probably have been too cold for them. In more reasonable temperatures, dogs would do fine on this hike. |
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 | Bugs: |
At 0 degrees Fahrenheit? Seriously? |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nada. |
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 | Comments: |
Nice easy trail up to a frozen waterfall. When we started the hike, the temperature was below zero - it gradually warmed up to around 12 degrees during the day. Trail was fairly well packed up to the bridge - we had less than a dozen postholes that entire distance. We did that section in spikes, though snowshoes would have worked as well. The short stretch from the bridge to the base of the falls was untouched - we packed it out. On the way back, we made sure to have 3 or 4 snowshoers bringing up the rear so that the trail would be fairly well packed and smooth for the next hikers. Only a few small patches of ice on the trail - mostly just snow. The falls and brook were both beautiful, with the former largely covered in ice and the rocks in the latter being topped with fluffy snow.
Cold temperatures can't get us New Hampshireites down! |
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 | Name: |
GN |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-01-13 |
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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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