Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Crawford, NH |
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| Trails: |
Davis Path, Mt. Crawford Spur |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 24, 2011 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Spacious plowed lot. Only vehicle in the lot. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Two small brook crossing at the beginning of the Davis Path easily crossed on dry rocks |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Davis Path in good shape. |
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| Comments: |
Powder snow underlain by an icy layer. Snow just a trace at low elevation up to about a half foot at 3,000 feet. I was able to ascend with bare boots to the Mt Crawford Spur Trail. Used Microspikes to hike up the spur trail and left them on to Crawford Dome and the return to trailhead. The Microspikes provided adequate traction except for pitched ledge sections where I skated down the slope on descent. Crampons would have been better on these sloped icy ledges. There was a decent area of bare rock on Crawford Dome to sit and eat. A snow man greets hikers on the first lookout ledge on the Davis Path. No other hikers on this section of the Davis Path today. |
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| Name: |
WAUMBEK |
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| E-Mail: |
WAUMBEK at Roadrunner dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-12-24 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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