Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Pierce, NH |
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| Trails: |
Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
I parked at HiC. From tracks, it appeared that the Mt. Clinton lot is open. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
All of the small crossings are bridged or easily managed. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There are a couple of blowdowns with the trail braided around them. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw a couple, doing fine. |
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| Comments: |
The Crawford path is an accommodating hard-frozen monorail, difficult to make footprints on and perfect for any traction or snowshoes. Indeed, catastrophic postholes and cave-ins from the warm spell are momentarily suspended in their frozen white mold, mostly beside the monorail. The WCT up to Pierce's summit is braided and has stretches of hard ice. If you must step off the trail, please don't step on the reddish mat plant, the threatened species Diapensia lapponica. The Crawford Path beyond WCT appeared postholed and the upper reaches of Mt. Eisenhower had little snow cover. Hopefully, one of the several parties headed there will report on conditions. |
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| Name: |
RickB. |
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| E-Mail: |
rickbb@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-02-06 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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