Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Monroe, Mt. Washington, NH |
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| Trails: |
Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Crawford Path, Monroe Loop, Trinity Heights Connector, Gulfside, Cog Rail Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot at Ammonoosuc Ravine Trailhead is plowed and easily accessed. It’s a fee area and the bathrooms are open. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Water levels are low and crossings easily hopped. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
People are walking around a big fir parallel to the trail not far above the cog split on Ammo. Two step overs above Gem Pool. The weather warning sign above Lakes of the Clouds is missing. |
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| Comments: |
Wore Hillsounds from the start and switched to snowshoes just after the large water crossing where the frozen waterfall can be viewed. Snowshoes stayed on for the rest of the hike. Trail is bony in places but drifts as deep as 18” in others. The cog of quite rocky. |
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| Name: |
WanderingSoules |
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| E-Mail: |
soules@writeme.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-01-09 |
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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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