| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Moat Mountain, Middle Moat Mountain, South Moat Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Moat Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking area is plowed and access roads are clear
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Lucy Brook presented some creative crossings in two places. Water was running fast and over the boot depth. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No dogs today. It would have been tough on any animal. |
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 | Bugs: |
Not yet thankfully |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Lost a white bandana |
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 | Comments: |
We absolutely picked the perfect day for a traverse. We started in spikes and carried snowshoes. We managed well from the trailhead at Diana’s Bath until Middle Moat because temperature have been cold. The steep ascent from Attitash Tr has a lot of hard ice until you hit the more open areas. Then we were in hard pack snow and bare rock. The challenging descent from North Moat had some areas of hard ice. Once we hit the approach to South Moat the micro spikes came off for the rest of the hike. South Moat was mostly dry all the way down thankfully. This was a pretty demanding hike in many ways but the views were worth every bit of effort. |
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 | Name: |
Linda Maclean |
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 | E-Mail: |
lindaberthiaume@outlook.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-03-23 |
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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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