| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Straightback Mountain, Straightback Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Major Trail, Brook Trail, North Straightback Link, Dave Roberts Quarry Trail, Belknap Range Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at the Mt. Major TH on Route 11. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy step-overs or ice bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Green blazes on N. Straightback Link are significantly faded. |
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 | Comments: |
We had thoughts of possibly hiking out-and-back to Mt. Klem but resorted to a much shorter counter-clockwise loop after significant trail breaking, loose powdery snow, frequent exposed rocks, and some difficulty finding the blazes along N. Straightback Link Trail. Well packed are the Mt. Major Trail and the Belknap Range Trail westward to its Dave Roberts Quarry Trail junction. With snowshoes the two of us broke Brook Trail to Dave Roberts Quarry Trail to the Belknap Range Trail junction. Dave Roberts is not broken heading north toward East Quarry Mtn. from its junction with N. Straightback Link Trail. |
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 | Name: |
John C. |
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 | E-Mail: |
jcarter@holycross.edu |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-01-22 |
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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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