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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Madison, NH
Trails
Trails: Valley Way, Osgood Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: 3rd car in around 7am; approximately 10 cars there upon return. No parking issues currently!!  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: N/A 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: There is a blowdown on Valley Way approximately 2 miles up; it has such an established workaround that it does not appear to be very new (but was not there in October!). It’s at least a 15” diameter tree and it’s running more parallel to, rather than perpendicular to, the trail. That will make removal problematic.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: We found a 1L water bottle (remained on the trail when some of our group descended) and a metal coffee mug no top (I packed it out and threw it in my trash at home).  
 
Comments
Comments: Ice, ice baby! We barebooted from Appalachia to approximately 2.4 miles up VW, when stepping around the ice patches became too time consuming. We donned microspikes and they were perfect and needed to the Hut and then 0.1 miles up Osgood … and then the trail was DRY! Minimal ice, no snow. No traction!! In December!! It was warm and the winds were low, this morning, so most of my clothes were in my pack and not on my person - so unexpected!!
Our group split and 2 of us returned down Valley Way, with the 3 others continuing to Madison (and 1 then on to Jefferson with some other hikers!!)
Fabulous day above treeline. But I hope tonight’s weather brings some SNOW!!
Happy Holidays!!  
Name
Name: Bikecamphikegirl 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2021-12-15 
Link
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