Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Wildcat A, Wildcat B, Wildcat C, Wildcat D, NH |
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| Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Wildcat Ridge Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 29, 2021 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
19MB parking lot not plowed. It is mostly packed down by cars in the lot but is slippery as you enter/exit nearer to the road. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
All three on 19MB were easy - water was pretty solid under the two with snow-coated log bridges. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of minor step-over blowdowns on 19MB between the trail head and WRT junction. Would be nice if the broken log bridge could be fixed when the nice weather returns next June! :-) |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Mine and one other happy one. |
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| Bugs: |
n/a |
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| Lost and Found: |
n/a |
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| Comments: |
19MB is packed solid all the way to the WRT junction. Thank you to the 4 snowshoers who broke out WRT previously this week. It was in great shape from WRT junction to Wildcat A - nothing sketchy or scary on that section today!! However, due to a steady stream of non-snowshoers, the 3 mile section of ridge from Wildcat A to D is not well consolidated yet and needs some more snowshoe love to pack it down good. There is some noticeable black ice and some thick yellow flows here and there but they are snow covered for the most part. |
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| Name: |
thegingerhiker |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-12-29 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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