| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Eisenhower, Mt. Pierce, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Edmands Path, Eisenhower Loop, Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of room at the train depot on rte 302 for spotting cars at 8am, plenty of room up at the Edmands Path lot on the Mt Clinton Rd. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Drifts, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The stream 10 minutes up Edmands Path still was flowing right along, with essentially no rock hop opportunities. We did not find the pair of trees upstream mentioned in the Sunday post, but we found a pair just below the usual crossing point. We found that we could toss the poles across, straddle the narrower of the two, and use stubs on the larger trunk for handholds to pull ourselves across a few feet to a point where we had feet on a boulder on the other side of the flow. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The trails are basically in good shape, just very, very wet after the heavy weekend rain. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None |
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 | Bugs: |
N/A this time of year |
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 | Comments: |
After seeing some snow patches off to the side, we encountered the first snow and ice right on the trail around that blowdown area at about 3700 ft. As we climbed, snow and ice on the trail got progressively more serious. Still, we barebooted almost to the sign warning about weather beyond, then donned microspikes. At the junction with the Crawford Path, there were some serious drifts, and we kept the spikes on all the way over Eisenhower, up Pierce, and down the Crawford Path a short way. While some of the ice and snow will melt over the next few days as things moderate, we're at the point where any hiker "up there" ought to have traction available to use. |
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 | Name: |
Pappy |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-10-24 |
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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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