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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Israel, NH
Trails
Trails: Wentworth Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, February 17, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plowed lot but full when we came down very early afternoon. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Bare boots were beaking up the ice bridges but the crossings were minor. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: One duck under blow down. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Good trail for dogs. Passed a few happy friendly ones. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Pole basket will have to be picked up after the snow melts. Couldn’t find it. 
  
Comments
Comments: We found a soft trail not frozen monorail at the trailhead so we switched to snowshoes from micro-spikes before heading up. Previous hikers had also worn snowshoes so we enjoyed a pretty smooth climb. The day turned out perfect and we enjoyed the views at the summit. We were leaving a pretty smooth trail behind us on the way down. There are lots of reasons for hiking without snowshoes on a soft snow covered trail and apparently just about everybody coming up as we were going down in multiple groups had one. One of our group rollled an ankle in the roughened up path and our descent became a bit less enjoyable. I would recommend wearing snowshoes If possible.  
Name
Name: Libertynh  
E-Mail
E-Mail: libertynh@hotmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-02-17 
Link
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