| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
None, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Orange Road, Mowglis Trail, Elwell Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, November 20, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the end of Orange Road, at the intersection with Sculptured Rocks Road, in Groton. Room here for one or two cars. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Nothing of note. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Nothing of note. |
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 | Comments: |
This was a simple rekky hike, to check on the status of some trail signs on the Elwell and Mowglis Trails and to enjoy a quiet, winter-conditions walk. It was definitely winter today near Firescrew and Cardigan.
Signs are in fine shape.
Orange Road (former Mowglis Trail from Sculptured Rocks Road to intersection with New Colony Road, near Cataloochee Mountain) is in its best shape now -- frozen with light snow/ice cover -- for walking up to the Mowglis Trail at its northern terminus, before it heads into the woods, intersects the Elwell Trail, and then heads to Crag Camp and Firescrew. Noted one set of footprints heading north on Orange Road. At the intersection of Orange Road and New Colony Road, several old sets of prints headed on the Mowglis Trail toward Firescrew; someone had driven up New Colony Road in the past day or so.
The intersection of the Mowglis Trail and Elwell Trail was relocated a few months back to pull it and some connecting trail out of a wet, poorly drained area -- we can confirm that this is working as intended, as the old, discontinued trail is full of iced-over standing water right now.
Light traction worked well on glaze ice and the few inches of crusty snow on the upper couple of miles of road and trail.
Very windy with snow squalls at the height of land at the beginning of the Mowglis Trail, but reasonably sheltered everywhere else.
We saw no one all day but a hunter, early on. |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-11-20 |
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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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