| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Oak Hill (Loudon), NH |
|
 | Trails: |
Tower Trail, bushwhack, Swope Vista Trail, Dancing Bear Trail |
|
 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 |
|
 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Not plowed. People are parking along Shaker road. I was just barley able to get off. |
|
 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Spring Snow |
|
 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
|
 | Water Crossing Notes: |
|
|
 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
|
|
 | Dog-Related Notes: |
|
|
 | Bugs: |
|
|
 | Lost and Found: |
Caught up to a guy to return his lost 'Stableicer' (the main reason I walked out on Swope). |
|
|
|
|
 | Comments: |
New snow really only amounted to 3-4 inches. The snow has become very wet and is over thick blue ice. Conditions were a little challenging as the snow balled up and slid along the ice. Snowshoes were best today, though I suspect it will all freeze up, making light traction better given the small depth. Most trails had a few tracks and those that didn't were really easy to break.
I took the Tower trail up until I could see the stone wall marking the Concord/Loudon townline. I bushwhacked up to the stone wall and followed it to the recognized Concord city highpoint. I then walked straight uphill, passing an old trailer/camp and reaching the summit. To return I took tower/swope/Dancing. |
|
 | Name: |
zporterColdRiverCamp Cook |
|
 | E-Mail: |
zap88@tds.net |
|
| Date Submitted: |
2019-02-13 |
|
 | Link: |
 https:// |
|
|
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. |
|
