| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek, South Weeks, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Starr King Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, December 27, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Summer parking road and lot were not plowed out but were still passable with light 4WD |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All unfrozen but minor |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few step-over/ walk-around blowdowns N of Waumbek |
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 | Comments: |
South Weeks via Starr King and Waumbek OAB, party of 3. The trail as far as Waumbek was well hammered out and in good shape--we used light traction. North of there, we broke trail through about a foot of fresh powder with snowshoes. The trail was difficult to find in places--blazing is fading or gone, encroaching saplings make the hike feel like a car wash in places. Blowdowns weren't bad--a few easy step over/ walk around. More moose tracks than you could shake a stick at--very active: they had recrossed our tracks before we doubled back. Nice undercast cloud cover in the distance from the skinny views here and there. Summit is easy to miss: tiny cairn, indescript location. |
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 | Name: |
Barefoot Paul |
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 | E-Mail: |
paulwgagnon@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-12-31 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.northeastmountainpeople.com/on-hiking-home/one-week-in-a-day-south-weeks-mountain-in-winter?fbclid=IwAR0WIycUgK7rGl6geGMgRfOiwzFtIAKYcKte7X_hpZjZ0c_GA6TJyCN14cc |
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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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