| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Pine Mountain (Gorham), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Pine Mountain Trail, snowmobile trail, Chapel Rock Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 21, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We parked at a municipal lot in downtown Gorham and walked past the cemetery to the trailhead which was plowed out to the gravel pit (where a huge excavator is intimidatingly parked). Road plowed to that point but no good parking near trailhead. Easy walk from town, no big deal. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Most frozen over |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail is in great condition for winter travel, but start of trail in Gorham is a bit confusing due to recent gravel pit operation. |
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 | Comments: |
Random Group of Hikers, party of 3. We started in Gorham, hiked to the summit of Pine & a few view spurs (including Chapel Rock). Sections of the lower and upper parts of trail are used by snowmobiles and were broken out. Non-snowmobile areas of trail had 3" (lower elevations) to 5" (higher up) fresh powder (with deeper drifts) over a single set of older snowshoe tracks atop a breakable crust beneath. Going became more challenging nearer the top, but all is modestly broken out now. We lost the trail briefly just below Chapel Rock & circled back around to it. Lots of deer tracks. Pretty windy and cold at top but glorious. |
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 | Name: |
Barefoot Paul |
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 | E-Mail: |
paulwgagnon@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-01-21 |
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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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