| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Weeks, Middle Weeks, South Weeks, NH |
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 | Trails: |
York Pond Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 3, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
York Pond Road is plowed and so is the little lot at the trailhead. Space for 3-5 cars in the lot and plenty of space along the side of the road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossings were bridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Quite a few blowdowns on Kilkenny Ridge Trail - most were duck unders, a some were crawl unders, and a few were go aroundss. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Didn’t see any dogs today |
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 | Bugs: |
None. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing. |
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 | Comments: |
Did this one with a great group of energetic trailbreakers - Tabitha, Pam, Mike, Mark, Lynn, Jess, Erik, Beth, and Alex. The Bunnel Notch Trail is well packed but sadly we were only able to use about 1/4 mile of it. The junction with the York Pond Trail confirmed our expectations - this route hasn’t seen much action in quite a while.
The snow was deep but fortunately the woods are somewhat open so we were able to use the trail as a “suggestion†- we were usually very close to the actual trail but we also took some liberties and picked the path of least resistance. The biggest deviation was the descent from North down to the col - instead of looping around to the east we just went straight down. There were a few blowdowns that forced us around but in most places the trail corridor was “fairly†obvious.
The snow down low didn’t harden much and was still sloppy when we came back through while the snow up higher did firm up to make a nice track. Took us about 7 hours to reach south and about 3 hours to get back to the cars. Wore snowshoes the whole day. |
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 | Name: |
Michael & Monica |
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 | E-Mail: |
michaelfblair@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-02-03 |
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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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