| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Weetamoo - East Peak, Mt. Weetamoo, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Sandwich Notch Road, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, January 27, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked 1 mile up Sandwich Notch Rd., at plowed end. Room for a few cars. There is a No Parking sign in snowplow turnaround spot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Comments: |
Day 1 - on return from Hall Ponds Mt., we started bw in drainage that goes to Atwood Pond. Our route took us through wide open hardwoods SSW in drainage. At top of drainage turned S, staying on W side of bumps always in wide open hardwoods. Continued S until 2250' where we turned SE to ridge - entered open softwoods that got scratchy, tight and potentially sprucy for a few minutes before opening up again at ridge top reached at 2300'. Followed ridge SSW, in open softwoods, to 2400' bump located NW of East Weetamoo. Turned back here with intent to return tomorrow.
Day 2 - Flew up previous day's bw track that had thoroughly consolidated. From 2400' bump, headed S then SE in direction of East Weetamoo. Woods conditions immediately deteriorated to become hellishly thick and potentially sprucy (I would not want to be here in unconsolidated conditions) until final climb(short,steep pitch) to summit. At base of climb, encountered faint snowshoe tracks, coming from SW, leading to all the multiple summit contenders on a summit of wide open woods - no jar found.
Followed our tracks back to 2400' bump. From here bw SW in wide open hardwoods. At 2200' encountered faint snowshoe tracks coming from S. Followed tracks through open soft woods, with a short steep pitch, to recognized Weetamoo summit - no jar found. Followed tracks back to road and to vehicle.
Surface conditions - ideal - 0'-5" powder on a supportive base.
Grades - mostly easy, some moderate, a couple of short,steep pitches.
Woods - predominantly wide open hardwoods, some open softwoods, thick spots as mentioned above. |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-01-29 |
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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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