| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Crotched Mountain (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Summit Link, Summit East Trail, Summit West Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 5, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
No cars at 9am on arrival, 2 others on return at 12:45pm. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Both crossings easily navigated. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails are in remarkably good shape. Kudos to the trail maintenance crews for their work and excellent trail markings. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
A solid foot to higher drifts for the duration of this 5.5 mile loop. Except for two short snowshoe tracks (and a dog track off to the side) that came in from the east after about .25 miles and then went over to Scots Trail by the intersection of Scots and West Summit Trail. Other than those two short sections, the trail was unbroken .
We did not include the summit due to time constraints. Breaking out this loop was fun and a great workout, especially when the snow started melting and thickening up a bit. The two of us went counter-clockwise in snowshoes. We passed a couple heading up as we were finishing and they were in snowshoes as well and were planning on doing the loop, so at least 4 sets of tracks down as of this afternoon. The Summit Link Trail from the intersection of East Summit and West Summit was not broken out as of 11:30am this morning. |
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 | Name: |
Mark |
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 | E-Mail: |
Wapacked@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-03-05 |
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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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