| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mousley Mountain, Stonehouse Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Logging roads, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, March 10, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Rt 25A to Quinttown Rd to Mousley Brook Rd. Plenty of parking at Daniel Doan Trail trailhead. Both roads currently snow and ice free, but muddy in warm temps. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Comments: |
From vehicle, passed through gate into open field. Headed up the ridge in the direction of Mousley finding various logging roads going in the right direction or bw through clearcuts. Nice softwoods in the final push to Mousley summit. Found recognized highpoint and headed NW to Stonehouse. Initially a bit scratchy and sprucy for a short while before entering clearcuts up to the saddle with Stonehouse. Moderate grade from 1700'to 1900' through boulders and occasional blowdowns. Summit of Stonehouse a pleasant pine forest. Recognized highpoint has a summit sign. Summit bottle contents wet due to bottle cap being punctured in 2 spots. Hungry bear???
Followed our tracks back to the saddle, and then headed E staying on contour to meet our upcoming tracks at 1550'.
Started hike around 6:15 to take advantage of cold weather.
breaking effort - easy in 4-6" nice powder, until 10am when the snow got sticky in the warm sun
tree density - clearcuts, open softwoods, very little scratchy/sprucy stuff
grades - all easy, except a short, moderate stretch up Stonehouse
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 | Name: |
campsite |
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 | E-Mail: |
campsite50 at gmail dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-03-10 |
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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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