| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Zealand Mountain, Mt. Guyot, West Bond, Mt. Bond, Bondcliff, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, November 12, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Zealand Road was still open as of 11/12 :) |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossings were rock-hoppable if you took a minute to pick a good route. Kept the spikes on for one crossing since some rocks looked icy. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Actually didn't see any doggos on this one. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
There was one glove near Zeacliff. I left it to grab on the way back down, but someone else had already gotten it. |
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 | Comments: |
Bare-booted it until the last river crossing before the hut, then took spikes off again after crossing and left them off until the hut. Probably should have put them on for the stairs before the hut, as they were rather icy. Spikes went on and off a couple times after the hut, but put them on for good a bit before Zeacliff. Probably could have done with just rock spikes, but mine require a few too many zip ties to stay together, so I opted for my nicer spikes rather than risk the rock spikes disintegrating on me. Snow coverage is decent between Guyot and Bond, but elsewhere there was definitely a non-zero amount of metal-on-rock grimacing. Please be careful when making your way to the summit of Bondcliff from Bond, as it looked like most people had strayed from the trail in a few places (the fragile plants are still only under a couple cm of snow!) |
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 | Name: |
Ibex |
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 | E-Mail: |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-11-13 |
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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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