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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks North Kinsman, NH
Trails
Trails: Lonesome Lake Trail, Cascade Brook Trail, Fishin' Jimmy Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Thursday, December 21, 2023
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow/Ice - Small Patches 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: A few, but no problem (unlike my attempt earlier that day!) 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: None 
Bugs
Bugs: Nil 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: One group leader, descending when I was going up, asked me to take his missing Yak-Trax up to the hut if I saw it. Didn't see it. 
 
Comments
Comments: After having abandoned my attempt to get up North Kinsman from the Basin (described in an earlier report here), I noodled around a bit and then decided to persevere, heading up Lonesome Lake Trail. It was getting a bit late and so, on the shortest day of the year, I set myself a 2pm hard turn-around time to get to the top. A few groups were coming down as I ascended up to Lonesome Lake, mostly youth escorted by a couple of chaperones, and just a very few hardy souls up above the hut. It was quite cold, but the trail was firm but icy in spots; micro-spikes necessary for most of the day. Snowshoes would be useless, but there were a couple of steep icy sections that made me a bit nervous, especially descending - might have been worthwhile carrying an ice-ax. The view from the top of North Kinsman was spectacular, on a bright, cloudless day. Reached there about 1pm, so easily met my deadline, even having gotten a late-ish start.  
Name
Name: Mark 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2023-12-22 
Link
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