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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Black Mountain Pond, NH
Trails
Trails: Sandwich Notch Road, Algonquin Trail, herd path
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, January 26, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parked at the northern terminus of Sandwich Notch Rd. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Crossings on both the Algonquin Trail and herd path were manageable, with adequate ice bridges within 100 feet of the trail/path 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: After a 2.5 mile snowshoe walk on the Sandwich Notch Rd., I broke out the Algonquin Trail until its intersection with the old road/herd path heading east (beyond the intersection with the old North Road). From here the path was relatively easy to follow all the way to Black Mountain Pond, passing through many open hardwood sections and finally the more challenging spruce trap area near the pond.

No sign of activity at the pond — very few people visit this remote gem in winter. There is a stunning ice cliff on the southern side of the higher of the two Black Mountains, clearly visible from the pond.

Total time/distance: 7 hours/11 miles  
Name
Name: backwoodhiker 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-01-26 
Link
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