| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Roberts, Mt. Shaw, Bald Knob, Turtleback Mountain, Black Snoot, Faraway Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Turtleback Mountain Trail, Bald Knob Trail, Turtleback Summit Trail, High Ridge Trail, Black Snout Trail, Mt. Roberts Trail, bushwhacks |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 6, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Bottling Plant with plenty of parking |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All can be crossed on weakening ice bridges or hoppable |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Several odd-ball gloves are at the kiosk at the bottle plant parking area |
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 | Comments: |
Grand Loop of Shaw and Roberts of 18.6 miles. Very diverse trail conditions.
Turtleback Mtn Trail being a snow-mobile corridor for most of its length is hard packed snow with some ice. This was bare booted even with 1-2 inches of new snow, but before the hidden ice patches!!! Trails like Bald Knob Tr and Turtleback Summit Tr can be barebooted / light traction but snow is softening so snowshoes later in day would be beneficial, these are lighter traveled in snow periods. Buschwhack off-trail is a mix of conditions but snowshoes are useful as snow-pack is 12-18 inches still and hidden tree traps exist. High Ridge Trail has seen very little traffic and snowshoes are suggested here as conditions are softening and the trail is long. Mt Roberts Trail is a toss up, most of it is a either exposed ground / rock or slushy snow / ice. I barebooted down after removing snowshoes at summit of Roberts. It is spring and mud and water are started to show, so conditions change morning to afternoon and day to day. |
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 | Name: |
cheinselman |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-04-06 |
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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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