| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Kearsarge, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Access road, Winslow Trail, Barlow Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Road to park gated, parking on roadside with space for a few cars off pavement. People seem to leave 2 wheels on pavement without action by police. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Upper Barlow could use some pruning, and cairns for when rock blazes are covered |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Need to be skilled on ice, not a place to learn |
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 | Bugs: |
N/A |
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 | Lost and Found: |
One traction device left on picnic table by trailhead. |
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 | Comments: |
Strong believers in LNT should avoid this area for awhile, there is a mixture of ice and bare ground and you will either be putting spikes off and on all day or chewing up the dirt. Road into park almost bare, trails start mostly bare with more ice as you get higher until the summit area where it is mostly bare rock. Halfway up Winslow Trail are a couple areas of hard ice where you may want real crampons and a belay to stay in official footway, people seem to be using a myriad of herd paths. Barlow Trail easy enough to follow up high as rocks melted off and paint visible, probably more ice than Winslow due to longer distance but less scary - the steep rock areas up high are melted off. |
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 | Name: |
Roy Schweiker |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-03-31 |
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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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