Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Misery, Towns Mountain, NH |
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| Trails: |
Mount Misery Road, snowmobile trail, bushwhack, woods roads |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 16, 2019 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We parked at the drivable in of Mount Misery Rd in North Littleton |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
no issues |
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| Comments: |
Mount Misery in on the New Hampshire 500 Highest list and Towns Mountain is on the New Hampshire 2000-Footer and New Hampshire 500 Highest list.
From our parking location with Mary was leading this hike we strapped on our snowshoes as continued southeast on the unmaintained Mount Misery Road. We the temp getting above freezing we started right off punching thought the snow anywhere from 6 to 10 inches. It’s a good thing Mary was breaking trail! Soon came to a snowmobile junction where we turned south following it for a few hundred yards of easy snowshoeing. Now it was time to jump off the snowmobile train and start bushwhacking southeast at moderate grade heading towards the north running ridge of Mount Misery.
Mary was now breaking trail anywhere from 8 to 12 inches of wet spring snow. This area had lots of recent moose activity as we pushed through it and soon enough, we hit the recognized hit point and summit register. After signing in Mary continued to navigate and break trail following the south running ridge, turned southwest towards the col between us and Towns Mountain and we soon crossed a snowmobile trail.
The heavy moose activity continued we begin finial accent to Towns Mountain. With Mary still breaking trail the snowshoe post-holing got deeper, the grade got really steep and after 500 feet of elevation gain, we hit the recognized high point and signed in. On our return trip we retraced our steps back to that snowmobile trail, jumped on it heading northwest, turning northeast, then we noticed lots of moose tracks crossing the trail so of course we followed them bushwhacking north back to our truck.
Mary did a hell of a job breaking trail and navigating these 4 miles, 1000 feet of elevation gain +/- adventure.
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| Name: |
Brian Bond |
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| E-Mail: |
brianbond@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-03-17 |
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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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