| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Cabot, The Bulge, The Horn, NH |
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 | Trails: |
York Pond Trail, Bunnell Notch Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail, Horn Spur, Unknown Pond Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 18, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Nice plowed lots. Always recommend AWD in this area in winter |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Few crossings messy, but overall low water or snow bridged & rock hoppable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Lots of blowdowns throughout, especially on Kilkenny ridge trail |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Dog tracks! |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
My patience for spruce |
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 | Comments: |
Nicely tracked out from car to Cabot cabin. Increasingly drifty & hard to navigate until beyond horn. We were breaking trail on Kilkenny ridge from Cabot to horn in 2-3’ drifts. Unfortunately, we chased some off trail snowshoe tracks in this section or got delayed by blowdowns & snow loaded trees obscuring trail route. Had to stop a few times & glare at phone. Nonetheless, the horn overlook wasn’t too icy on top & going down to unknown pond increasingly got more tracked out & civilized. Please wear your snowshoes around here when trail not solidly tracked out. The trail system overall a nice snowshoe terrain park & temps locally can stay cold for awhile, so good snowshoe days ahead hopefully! |
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 | Name: |
Picea rubens |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-02-19 |
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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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