| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Monadnock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Birchtoft Trail, Cascade Link, Spellman Trail, Pumpelly Trail, Red Spot Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 4, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The hikers lot at Gilson Pond was chained, "No Parking". The campground is closed, so we parked along the road. When we returned State Park employee was posting the road as "no parking". |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Significant, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
One on Birchtoft, could use a small log across, or likely to get wet boots. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Many water bars need cleaning. No blow downs |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No dogs allowed on Monadnock. |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
none |
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 | Comments: |
Birchtoft is wet. Some ice on Spellman, but we were able to get around it. Pumpelly had an ice flow just above the Spellman jct. We should have used MICROspikes here. Otherwise Pumpelly was dry. On Red Spot there was one spot we did put on MICROspikes to get down the ice. |
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 | Name: |
Rainman |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-04-05 |
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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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