| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Moosilauke, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ravine Lodge Road, Gorge Brook Trail, Carriage Trail, Snapper Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
I was able to park on Ravine Road at the gate. Road was packed snow and easy to drive on with my SUV (I can't speak for other vehicles). This cut off some walking time on the road, though I think from the gate to the trailhead was still nearly a mile. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Larger creeks are bridged and easy to walk on (packed snow). Smaller rivulets mostly frozen over with thick packed snow, easy hopping. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
2 blowdowns on Carriage Trail, not bad to duck under. |
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 | Comments: |
Beautiful trail up Gorge Brook, snow is packed and perfect. I wore snowshoes the whole time which probably wasn't necessary but helped with the ascent. Summit there is some exposed rock from blowing snow but all is mostly completely covered. The signs are covered with rime ice so bring a map. Carriage road was just gorgeous for a while, but as the trail went on there was increasing postholing from bare boot hiking (also, y'all, pee off trail and pick up your poo pls). Snapper had areas of very deep snow. There were some people in snow shoes that had gone before me but the trail wasn't yet packed down. Snowshoes a definite help here. Rare day of very low wind at the summit! Absolutely gorgeous views. This was my attempt 2 and was pleased to be able to summit this time for 16/48! |
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 | Name: |
fluffycat |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-01-26 |
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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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