| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Little East Pond, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Tripoli Road, FR 613, Little East Pond Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, February 14, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Depot Camp parking area is plowed. The section of Tripoli Road between Depot Camp and Mt. Osceola Trail is maintained as a WV ski trail; no barebooting on the groomed trail. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Plenty of water crossings on Little East Pond Trail — very few had adequate snow bridges. |
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 | Comments: |
From Depot Camp, the first 2.8 miles of Tripoli Rd. were groomed by WV, which made for easy snowshoeing. After that there was only a faint snowmobile track for the next mile and a half (between the Mt. Osceola trailhead and the East Pond trailhead), and I had easy trail breaking on about 4” of powder.
Little East Pond Trail was of course not broken out, and it took me a good while to ascend this trail through deep powder. Blowdowns were minimal, but there were a lot of water crossings over small unfrozen streams.
I didn’t notice any ski or snowshoe tracks coming over from the East Pond Loop, and I wonder if this place receives much visitation in winter. A great backcountry snowshoe destination on a bluebird day — about 13 miles roundtrip from Waterville. |
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 | Name: |
timbercamp |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-02-14 |
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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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