| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Paugus, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Cabin Trail, Big Rock Cave Trail, Old Paugus Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, May 6, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Spring Snow, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Crossing of Whitin Brook easy to ford or rock hop |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
We cleared many small branches off the trail and I cut out a few leaners and blowdowns |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Pemi had an awesome day |
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 | Comments: |
Sunday saunter in the Sandwich Range. We started up Big Rock Cave Trail and meandered on top of Mt Mexico where we possibly found a summit marker (a couple large rocks stacked on a Boulder). Coming down the other side we hit our first small patches of snow. We enjoyed exploring Big Rock Cave and continued on our way. The crossing was no issue but you had to get your feet wet. Continuing up the snow started to get more numerous and after passing a viewpoint it was mostly snow on the trail. Here is where the fun began. About the last half mile to the ledges of Paugus was a constant about every third step we post holed to our thighs. I went down to my waist once and postholed my hand trying to get up. It was quite a comical scene. Well we finally reached the ledges where we took a lengthy break looking over the Sandwich Range. We decided not to press on to Hibbard as originally planned and turned it around. All in all an awesome day exploring the Sandwich Range with Hallie and Pemi. |
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 | Name: |
BK Noonan, Hallie and Pemi |
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 | E-Mail: |
scrapperbk@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-05-06 |
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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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