Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Washington, Mt. Monroe, Mt. Eisenhower, NH |
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| Trails: |
Jewell Trail, Gulfside, Jefferson Loop, Crawford Path, Monroe Loop, Eisenhower Loop, Edmands Path |
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| Date of Hike: |
Friday, May 22, 2020 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Ammo/Jewell trialhead parking lot is open, and the Mount Clinton Road is open. Note for those seeking to use the Caps Ridge Trail: the Jefferson Notch Road is still closed. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Used a fallen tree to cross Abenaki Brook near the end of the Edmands Path; otherwise, no problems |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns that will need a saw, but all easily navigable |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Short-legged dogs would have a rough go on the Edmands Path, due to the horrendous snow conditions. |
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| Bugs: |
None |
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| Comments: |
Went up the Jewell Trail. Dry, until a wide, stable monorail developed and it lasted for just over a mile, short of treeline. I used spikes on it and motored just fine (from talking with some others I saw, the Jewell Trail is a better choice than the Ammo). In the alpine zone, it was never worthwhile to use snowshoes (if you were to put them on, you'd be taking them off only 10-50 yards later), nor spikes/traction; mostly dry (or with snowmelt running through the trail).
The Edmands Path was a saga of two (three) different trails: the first 0.9 miles descending was absolutely, positively miserable (side sloped, deep snow, massively postholed, impossible to use snowshoes here and spikes would do nothing; the only cure will be mother nature melting the snow) and a few times when I postholed, the only thing that stopped me from sinking further than I did was my crotch hitting the snow surface (ouch); then 0.3 miles of transition to the remainder as snow-free. My snowshoes served no purpose other than to get their picture taken on the summits (LOL). |
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| Name: |
Ross |
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| E-Mail: |
rox-nh@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-05-23 |
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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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