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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Moosilauke, NH
Trails
Trails: Glencliff Trail, Carriage Road
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, May 24, 2020
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: 3 cars upon arrival (7:20AM), 2 NH, 1 MA (ours). 6 cars upon return (2 NH, 3 MA) @ 2:30 PM (we're slow hikers- family of 5 including an 8 yr old!), but presume there were more cars in and out of the lot during the day based on folks passing us. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Minor, snowmelt etc. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Blowdowns @ 2.1 mile from trailhead; easy enough to go over for time being. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: A few doggos, most on leash when passing (including ours!). Dogs seem to be loving the trails! 
Bugs
Bugs: Lower elevations as the temps got warmer on descent- probably 1.5 miles of trail. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Trail is in decent shape. Ice (2-3 in packed) starts 2 miles up, gets deeper and eroding monorail goes all the way to ridge. Ridge has mix of snow and mud; summit approach is dry (last 0.5 mile). Melting as day went on made for challenging decent. Traction absolutely recommended; our "stableIcers" weren't quite adequate (oops). Watched a couple of folks in sneakers with no traction really struggling and they hadn't gotten to the worst of the snow/ice.

Not overly crowded, but few people other than us wearing masks when passing other hikers. Summit had a decent number of folks (~30) spread around and respecting social distancing, but passing on trail was trickier to maintain spacing, but most hikers really tried hard to do so.
Beautiful views, gorgeous day!  
Name
Name: Ryan Turncliff 
E-Mail
E-Mail: amyryan1@comcast.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2020-05-25 
Link
Link: https:// 
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