| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Little Sugarloaf, Sugarloaf, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Elwell Trail, snowmobile trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Elwell Trail parking lot not plowed although some 4wd park there anyway, ample plowed parking across the street at Wellington State Park |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
all easy |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Seem to be several blazed trails with no signs and not on map |
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 | Comments: |
A few icy spots, some bare spots particularly the upper part of Sugarloaf Trail. Mostly firm snow in morning becoming mushier in afternoon. Imitation Microspikes worked fine except for gully on back side of Little Sugarloaf which was iffy, nervous types might want real crampons or a rope. Trail mostly packed with boots although there are a few snowshoe tracks. Some potential postholing at top and bottom of Sugarloaf if snow gets softer, but less than a foot of snow except drifts. Saw one snowmobile but enough bare ground on snowmobile trail that it might be closed if it doesn't snow more. |
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 | Name: |
Roy Schweiker |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-02-14 |
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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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