| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Fourth Connecticut Lake (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Fourth Connecticut Lake Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 18, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking area at the customs station was clear and obvious, and there were signs directing hikers on how to get from the parking area to the trailhead. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Significant, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Much of the trail along the boundary swath was essentially a river, but since the border follows the height of land there were no major river crossings. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
More bog bridges might be useful on the boundary swath. Trail was well signed. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Dogs are not allowed on this trail. |
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 | Bugs: |
None. Too cold. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nada. |
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 | Comments: |
Showed up around noon at the border station - the only vehicle there. Temps were in the mid-40s, with little visibility. The trail along the boundary swath was extremely wet, and very muddy in sections, but still quite passable. As we started to get higher, we encountered minor drifts of snow, but they were never that deep, and we could either walk straight through them or around them. However...
...as soon as the trail leaves the boundary swath and enters the woods, a foot of snow appeared on the trail, quickly increasing to three feet. There was no discernable monorail (I'd assume very few people do this hike in the winter). The trail was easy to follow, but we were postholing up to our waists every other step. We probably didn't make it more than a few hundred feet before turning around. With snowshoes, we could have made it to Fourth Connecticut Lake, but we had naively assumed that the snow would be gone.
Moral of the story - either bring snowshoes or wait a few weeks. |
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 | Name: |
GN |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-05-19 |
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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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