| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln, Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Liberty, Mt. Flume, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Osseo Trail, Lincoln Woods Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 4, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Almost empty. Lot was plowed by 8 AM |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Nothing worth mentioning |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None |
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 | Bugs: |
Two. Saw one in a footprint ahead of me heading up to Lafayette. One on Osseo trail. About all I want to see. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
North face wind stopper glove on Osseo Tr. I left it on the bench at the ranger hut at Lincoln Woods. |
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 | Comments: |
I checked the start of the trail before heading up and thought it could use snowshoes, but the others wore spikes and so, with a bit of guilt, I donned micro spikes. I left the rock spikes at home in order to have a bit longer and sharper spikes and it was the right move. The additional snow has hidden many more rocks and a lot of the ice which made for a much better hike compared to when I was last up here on the 27th. I kept the spikes on till tree line on Little Haystack. If you want to save a little abuse on the spikes take them off between Lincoln and LH.
I was chasing a couple the entire day. Their footsteps led off LH into 6" of snow. I put on my snowshoes at that point and was happy when I found a couple 100 feet later that they did the same. So the LH <-> Liberty Spring Tr section in stomped out. Wear snowshoes since it needs further packing. I left the snowshoes on over Liberty and Flume for the televators. It was a little abusive on the top, but even up there some packing was beneficial. The alternative route off of the Flume, to the South, has been bare booted, I took the standard trail. I saw only one set of tracks on Flume Slide, they were going down - good luck with that. Osseo was a post hole mess so the snowshoes stayed on all the way to the LW trail. 332/576 |
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 | Name: |
Gnarly |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-01-04 |
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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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