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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Ragged Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Ragged Mountain Trail, Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, November 30, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: room for several cars at trailhead on New Canada Rd 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: several minor crossings though there were icy rocks 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: several large blowdowns - major one after first major right turn off the more recent logging roads 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: why not? 
Bugs
Bugs: none, thankfully - I am about done with ticks this year 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: nothing 
 
Comments
Comments: About 19 degrees at trailhead and summit thermometer was reading about zero with very strong winds. I wore most of my layers and a lotta goretex. Trail really not that easy to follow, particularly along the ridge as the footbed alternated with crusty snow and bare ground. Blazes were well-marked in some sections and easy to lose in other sections. Of course, the incoming storm will change all that. Ledgy sections had deeper crusty snow. I wore full winter boots. I tagged the high point above the top of the Ragged Mountain chairlift (running today). Carried traction but never felt necessary to put it on. Terrific day after snowboarding Ragged in the am.  
Name
Name: Becca Munroe 
E-Mail
E-Mail: beccahiker@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-11-30 
Link
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