| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Pierce, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at AMC Highland Center for $10. There used to be a discount for AMC members, but not now. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Lots of small ones, all bridged or easy step-overs. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few walk-unders, duck-unders and one crawl-under (at least with my oversized pack). May be a problem if snow depth increases.
Above treeline, the trail was difficult to follow due to drifted snow. Cairns were not easily visible, at least to me. |
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 | Comments: |
There was fresh powder snow on top of a packed trail. Maybe 3" at the start, 6-8" higher up. I wore snowshoes all the way, both for ease of walking and to help the trail. Most hikers were wearing snowshoes, so trail should be in pretty good shape, but some additional snowshoe work wouldn't hurt. The short stretch above treeline was wind-packed snow with a few drifts, so snowshoes were ideal. As mentioned above, I had trouble finding the trail on this stretch, but I just kept going up and found it OK. Views were intermittent, mostly socked in. It cleared up later in the day, so the late starters probably got the best views. Still, the woods and the summit area were absolutely beautiful with all the new snow. |
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 | Name: |
GregM |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-01-31 |
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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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