| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Monroe, Mt. Eisenhower, Mt. Pierce, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Crawford Path, Monroe Loop, Eisenhower Loop, Webster Cliff Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, November 19, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
No issue parking at either Mt Clinton lot or Ammo lot. Both lots still collecting $5 fee.
Also, noticed the following roads still open as of today:
- Gale River
- Haystack
- Mt Clinton
- Jefferson Notch |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issue with any of the crossings on Ammo |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Ammo looks like it has some freshie blazes on it |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Didn’t see any |
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 | Bugs: |
N/A |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
Donned spikes from door-to-door. You definitely could have made an argument for snowshoes in some spots, but I’m not sure it would have been worth the hassle of carrying them and swapping spikes on and off.
Down low, Ammo is bare-bootable, but why not just put the spikes on? Snow coverage is decent until the section above the Gem Pool. It starts to get very soft at that point. No issue trudging along to treeline.
Heading up Monroe, spikes are fine. Coming off Monroe, and especially coming off Little Monroe, the drifts are pretty intense. We all definitely found ourselves crotch-deep in drifts. Way, way more snow up there than we anticipated.
Trail was pretty solid from Franklin to Eisenhower to Pierce. Some soft snow, but nothing crazy. Crawford Path down Pierce was actually fairly well filled in, and we made great time down it. |
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 | Name: |
Chef |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-11-19 |
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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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