| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Piermont Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Access road, Pvt. Richie Green Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 18, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the entrance to the CWW summer camp on Cape Moonshine Rd. Sufficient room for 2-3 cars parked at an angle w/ blocking camp entrance. Permission to access the trail through the camp was confirmed by calling the owner, Jed at 646-265-0068. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
step overs |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
several blow downs, most stepovers, couple with paths around |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Cooper and Piper had a blast, as usual. The trail is very easy for them except the steeper rocky section near the summit. Piper found a bypass to the left that was used by all due to the ice flows on the ledge. There were several locations with open, flowing water for the pups to grab a drink. |
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 | Comments: |
Spikes were all that was needed today since the snow was well packed. Walked up the plowed entrance road to the Richie Green trail head (road was more ice than snow). The trail was packed, but lightly traveled, with numerous shallow postholes and blazed in yellow. Since the trail was packed and hard, snowshoes were not needed. The only tricky section was the ledge near the summit, which was covered in ice flows with a dusting of snow. I managed to ascend by holding the roots, etc. However, it seemed safer to use a bypass just to the south side of the ledge for both ascent and descent. Once above this section the trail passes through a sprucy forest to the look out ledge with fantastic views (180 degree to the east). Great shorter hike. |
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 | Name: |
CokiesOnTop & Goldrush |
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 | E-Mail: |
schwarzmc at yahoo dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-02-18 |
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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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