| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Black Mountain (Benton), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Chippewa Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 13, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot accomodates about 4-5 cars, with a side if the road carve out for a few more. Road in turns to dirt, muddy tracks were deep and frozen. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Very nice hike with great views from the ledges and the summit. The short side trip to the lime kilns is worth the detour, interesting to learn about how the kilns worked. The trail is shallow frozen footprints and divots, not too hard on the ankles. A few deep postholes on thebsides of the trail but easily avoided if paying attention. We used microspikes going up, I switched to Hillsound Pro trail crampons for the descent as there were short steep sections that had boilerplate ice. My hiking buddies slid a bit in these areas with the microspikes. Under 3 hrs RT, incl visit to kilns, stops at the viewpoints etc. |
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 | Name: |
Sugaree |
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 | E-Mail: |
barkers@alumni.unh.edu |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-02-14 |
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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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