| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Little Roundtop, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Worthen Trail, Stephens Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 4, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Only car there around 4:30 and when I returned at 5pm. New Chester Mtn Rd is well plowed, just steep. Room for several cars. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sure |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Worthen Trail is unblazed but it is an obvious and signed road. Stephens Trail is well blazed but I don't believe is signed at Inspiration Point. I don't recall any blowodowns.
Fifth and final hike of the day after Bog Mtn, Butterfield Pond, Clark Lookout, and Morgan Hill. I thought I'd done this hike about a year ago but soon after discovered that I'd taken the sharp right turn onto a branch of Stephens Trail at the summit rather than the softer right turn onto the main trail which takes a much more circuitous route back to the trailhead. In short, make sure the loop is 0.9mi and not 0.4mi. If you're ding it right, you should be coming south off the summit rather than W/SW. I wore the snowshoes the entire time but they were overkill. Spikes probably would've been better. Great view from the summit. Very minimal snow depth in a spot or two on my way down. Gaia had me at 0.8mi, 200ft of gain, 24min. |
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 | Name: |
Liam Cooney |
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 | E-Mail: |
liamcooney96@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-02-05 |
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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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