Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
| Peaks |
Mt. Mack (attempt), NH |
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| Trails: |
Old Stage Road, Red Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 25, 2020 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking. About 12 cars there, scouts and snowmobilers. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Crossed two running streams that were pretty easy, even with snowshoes. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Cleared 1 small blowdown |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
none seen |
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| Bugs: |
none |
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| Lost and Found: |
none |
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| Comments: |
Old Stage Road from Camp Bell to Red Trail
Left the parking lot at Camp Bell around 8:30. Temperature just above freezing. Put on snowshoes but they weren't really needed for the first part of the trip, up the Old Stage road. Snow on road was not deep and packed down by snowmobiles. Turned up the red trail which also follows a snowmobile road. The red trail split off into the woods after about 1/2 mile and this trail was totally unbroken and snow was deeper. At one point, I could push my poles almost a foot deep. Snow was now starting to soften as the temperatures climbed and took some nice pictures of Sweet, Piper and Belknap Mountains at the point where the red trail follows some ledges. Saw lots of tracks.....deer, moose and I assume coyote. Exentually made it to Round Lake but was starting to drizzle and breaking all of the new trail was tiring so decided to ghead back along the road, Met some nice snowmobilers who talked to me about their sleds. Will return on a day without the weather pressure to complete hike to the summit. |
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| Name: |
Robert Nick |
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| E-Mail: |
rjnick@charter.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-01-25 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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