| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Bondcliff, Mt. Bond, West Bond, Mt. Guyot, Zealand Mountain, Mt. Hale, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Lend-A-hand Trail, Hale Brook Trail, Zealand Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Both lots shockingly empty |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All rock hops or bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Blowdowns, zealand road has some rough washouts |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Ours had a blast out there today |
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 | Bugs: |
N/A |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
Easy barebooting to the old wilderness trail jct, the relocation along the brook is its normal swampy, muddy self. Patchy snow and ice starting at the first crossing and we put the spikes off and on a few times between the 4th crossing and the summit. Slushy, grippy, spring snow on the ridge and we barebooted from Bondcliff up to Bond. Spikes went on Bond summit and stayed on until near the bottom of Hale brook trail. Lotta snow from Bond to Guyot and once back in the trees over across Zealand until it became patchy and bony w/a lotta spicy icy spots again near the ladders and becoming increasingly patchy on the descent down to lend-a-hand jct. Lend-a-hand hasn't seen much traffic in awhile so its in rough shape, Hale brook is a cruise |
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 | Name: |
Heat Lightning |
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 | E-Mail: |
ecs@mountainlogworks.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-12-27 |
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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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