| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette, North Lafayette, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Falling Waters Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Old Bridle Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 13, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Ramp into lot & lot driving surface was dry pavement. Parking spots mostly crusty ice. About a dozen vehicles @ 8:45am, about same @ 4:45. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy. Bridged & snow-bridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
I only noticed one small duck under on OBP about 1/4 mile from intersection with FWT. |
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 | Comments: |
Everyone got to enjoy a bright, sunny & windless hike today!
FWT was hard packed with some scattered but avoidable post holes. Micro spikes were sufficient except for a couple short, steep, slippery sections where crampons would have been better. I was too lazy to switch over.
Spur to Shining Rock was heavily post holed.
FRT was hard packed with lots of post holes and some exposed rock. Micro spikes were ok. Snow shoes would have been awkward.
GRT had one set of postholes and one set of snow shoes. I used trail crampons and only post holed a 3 or 4 times.
GLT was a mess. I kept my trail crampons on until treeline and switched to micro spikes for the remainder of the hike out.
OBP was hard packed and could be bare booted except for several long sections of slick snow where folks had butt sledded. |
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 | Name: |
Mike Jones |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-02-13 |
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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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