| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Sandwich Dome, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Smarts Brook Trail, Sandwich Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, November 5, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at lot off Rt. 49 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The crossings are easy, but there may be rocks with a thin film of ice on them so be careful. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of duck unders and one we went around/over |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Skipper, Reuben, and Brady sure seemed to enjoy it so I guess it's good for dogs. |
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 | Comments: |
Great hike. Logging road is in good shape and an easy walk. Trail is very gradual until about the 4mi mark. Gets steeper but has some nice switchbacks. Sandwich Mtn Trail is steep but only .6mi.
Snow cover ranged from none up until about the 4 mi mark to a few inches. It does have some icy spots, especially from junction to summit. Easily bare booted up but used the microspikes down (others were bare booting this way also). Biggest "hazard" was the slightly frozen but boot deep mud patches. Lots of very large and cool erratics. |
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 | Name: |
KRobi |
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 | E-Mail: |
robisho at comcast dot net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-11-05 |
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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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