| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Moosilauke, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ravine Lodge Road, Gorge Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking today, but this warm weather has made the road almost unpassable unless you have 4 wheel drive or a Subaru! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Thankful for the bridges across Gorge Brook. All the small ice bridges have disintegrated. Small water crossings no issues. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No blow downs, trail is well maintained and quite beautiful even without views today! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
A few well behaved, good looking pups out with their humans today! |
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 | Bugs: |
Not yet |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing lost but I did find my peace! |
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 | Comments: |
Road walk to the trailhead is easy with little mud or ice. Barefooted to the trailhead where we put on our Spikes. Snowshoes went for ride today, but only because there was no sun and temps were in low thirties. Although the trail is hard packed, it’s only in the very middle 10” wide. If you stepped off to the side to let people pass you would sink in the softening snow. The trail is heavily post holed and deteriorating fast. With the rain and warmer temperatures for the next few days, you will need snowshoes. Probably should have put the shoes on after we came out of the trees on the last switchback as snow was softer there but we didn’t. This was an out and back for our group due to the lack of views, heavy fog, high humidity, and heavy winds at the summit even though we had all wanted to do the loop to South Peak and Snapper. There’s plenty of ice on the way to the summit but there’s almost no snow! What a surprise! We missed out on views but had a great day on this awesome mountain. Have to come back another day! |
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 | Name: |
LMaclean |
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 | E-Mail: |
lindaberthiaume@outlook.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-03-04 |
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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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