| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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South Moat Mountain, Middle Moat Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Most Mountain Trail, Red Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Both parking lots in pretty good shape. Spotted a car at Diana’s Baths in morning, fairly busy in afternoon there. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Next to last crossing on Red Ridge Trail had to be done on rocks with 1-3” of moving water over them. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Only stretch that would have been hard for dogs would be the snow covered section from Middle to the junction with Red Ridge Tr. |
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 | Comments: |
Great day for this hike, not too cold or too windy. We carried spikes and snowshoes but didn’t use either. The section from Middle Moat to the Red Ridge junction was tedious, but wasn’t worth putting on the shoes. 80-90 % of the time we could stay on top of the monorail or walk in old holes. Some post holing was inevitable. Once on the Red Ridge only short patches of snow. Two of the stream crossings on the Red Ridge trail took caution and wet boots. |
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 | Name: |
GarretB |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-04-20 |
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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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