| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Cube, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Cross Rivendell Trail, Kodak Trail, road walk, herd path, snowmobile trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, December 27, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We parked on Baker Road. Room for 5-6 cars. We made a loop coming down on Quintown Road. Quintown Road is only plowed up to the last house. Room for 2 cars. We walked down from the Kodak TH along Quintown Road and took the logging Road at the interection of Quintown and Mousley Road back to Baker Road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
two water crossings on Kodak. Both were doable with careful footing. For the upper crossing we went up stream a bit and found some frozen debris to cross over. The lower crossing had rocks that were iced over, more of a ice bridge. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Numerous branches and twig debris scattered along the trail. one blow down on Kodak after the second crossing |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
none |
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 | Comments: |
WE started up On Cross Rivendell. The trail had a solid snow pack, but riddled with postholes. Mostly avoidable. Some loose granular at the high elevation. Some exposed rocks and ice, nothing significant. The trail to North Peak was broken out, but not firm. We decided to head down Kodak. Put on snowshoes. One one postholer had descended previously. Couldn't have been much fun. It was slow going, punching through a 2 in crust to powder underneath. Hubby stayed in front, while I tried to chop up the broken pieces of snow. Our snowshow tracks opened up a path but certainly did not pack it down. The two water crossings were manageable with snowshoes with careful placement. After the second crossing, the trail marking and trail direction became a bit difficult. Had to refer to gps numerous times to discern the trail. At one point we headed for the top of some ledges, then realized the trail was below the ledges. We took to bushwacking to cross the ledges and head down into the valley. We eventually met up with the trail on Eastman Ledge. Finally arrived at the TH on Quintown Road. Walked the road back. Be sure to head straight for the house and dont follow the curve of the road that goes to the left. Not sure where that goes. Once you reach the house, the road id plowed. At the junction of Quintown Road and Mousley Road we took the logging Road on the right that turns into Baker Road, arriving back at the car. Total mileage 9 miles, total time 6 hrs 45 mins. |
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 | Name: |
Diane Stuart |
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 | E-Mail: |
stucroftfarm@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-12-28 |
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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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