| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Cone Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Brown Ash Swamp Bike Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked in large Welch-Dickey lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Comments: |
Snowshoed a few minutes on Welch-Dickey trail to Brown Ash Swamp Bike Trail jct. Bike trail well packed by snowshoe traffic. Continued on trail approx .75 mile to start of bw. Route took us W up Cone's NE ridge through a boulder strewn moderate/steep slope, on thin snow cover, hitting top of ridge at its SW point. Could not find safe way up Cone Mt. from here. Continued in NW direction, skirting steeps/cliffs, until we found a nice moderate grade through steeps. Followed ridge through mixed woods to cairn and then to recognized high point.
Breaking effort - minimal - 0"-3" powder on supportive base. Thin snow cover on S facing slope
Grades - mostly easy, a few moderate inclines, a couple of short, steep pitches
Woods- wide open hardwoods, open mixed woods |
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 | Name: |
campsite |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-02-03 |
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 | Link: |
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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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