| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Kearsarge (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Winslow Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, November 29, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Gate on road still open, ~ 30 cars 1130. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Waterbars and steps by several different crews since 1986 help hold soil, but trail is still on 1880s alignment and rather eroded. Drains below 1/2-way raked 7/18/2020, when 14' wb installed. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
15 on trail 1140-1540, two of them leashed. Most obeyed their owners. One let their dog dig beside trail in boreal (spruce) zone. |
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 | Bugs: |
NA |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
85 people on trail 1140-1540. Many herd paths on thin organic soil esp. in spruce zone. Huge increase in these impacts this year. One such trail had a few blazes on it. Hikers seek easiest walking, and this eroded steep rocky trail never was easy. Like many other popular trails, this one needs many more crew hours building drains and steps. It also needs relocation to switchbacks at easier grade where possible,
We turned back 0.2 mi, before summit, too much black ice on ledges. Below 1/2-way rock it was flowing water. |
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 | Name: |
Creag nan drochaid |
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 | E-Mail: |
crgsnbrn@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-11-30 |
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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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