| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Kearsarge North Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Kearsarge North Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, March 1, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Arrived 8:30 AM, two other cars. Folks who started couple hours after us said lot was full and they parked on road, not between no parking signs with fingers crossed they'd not get a ticket. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
One Bernese/Bernardish dog having a grand time. |
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 | Comments: |
From about .5 to 1.5 lots of ice flows dominate trail. Microspikes are not optimal if you want to walk on the ice, 10 points better. As we were in spikes we had to dodge and weave our way up (and down) on that section. Beyond that packed and frozen snow with only a few ice flows to skirt. Monorailish in sections, packed and frozen over in others. Lovely on top, not as much wind as might have expected from higher summits forecast. Nice lunch out of wind in tower with stellar views of Presidentials, and 360 of course. |
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 | Name: |
Tom Graefe |
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 | E-Mail: |
tmgraefe@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-03-01 |
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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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