| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Flat Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Drakes Brook Trail, FR 452, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, March 1, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Drakes Brook TH is bumpy with frozen ice mounds, surprised my Subaru sedan fared okay |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
n/a on my route |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One massive spruce over Drakes Brook Trail, its limbs have been trimmed to allow passage beneath |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Flat Mountain (3331')
Hoping for another day of solid snowpack conditions, I found what I came for.
Drakes Brook Trail was a narrow footpath with frozen solid postholes adjacent. Rock solid snowpack.
Followed brushy old logging roads toward Flat Mountain, soon losing them but entering old logged hillside.
Between thicker evergreen and open woods and a couple of steep pitches, this was a much better route to approach this peak than previous trail reports - winter conditions when the understory has yet to fill in with ferns and hobblebush.
I'll leave a link to a more in-depth write up, as usual. Enjoy! |
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 | Name: |
Erik Hamilton |
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 | E-Mail: |
ehamilton9481@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-03-02 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.atalkinthewoods.com/trail-reports/flat-mountain |
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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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