| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Success, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Success Trail, Outlook Loop, Mahoosuc Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 14, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Success Pond Rd is still open but the lot not plowed. There is room for a car or two along the road at the trailhead |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Frozen if any |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
My little Shiba Inu did great as always, needed a little boost at the chimney |
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 | Bugs: |
Snow fleas! :) |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Hard to believe this is still still accessible in Mid-January! Success Pond Road has not been closed yet. It's a little rough in places and I was glad we took the older Subaru Forester with more ground clearance than my new Subaru Impreza, however I think we would have made it. The road really isn't all that bad.
From the get-go we were looking at 4-6 inches of unpacked snow. It seems no one has been up there since the last big storm. There were postholes for about a quarter mile but we could see where they stopped and turned around. After that we saw almost no sign of human activity. There were a few spots towards the top that resembled monorail but hard to tell with 6-8 covering it.
We came across a few blowdowns that required us to go around, climb over or crawl underneath. The biggest challenge was the chimney near the summit. We couldn't find a bipass so we just buckled down and managed to get through it (and back up it on the return, and then back down it again to help my partner, and back up it yet again... Ooffff, for sure the hardest part of the hike).
Mahoosuc Trail is steep! Lots of ups and downs. |
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 | Name: |
Jake Terry |
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 | E-Mail: |
jterry1980@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-01-19 |
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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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