| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Falling Waters Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Old Bridle Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 27, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty at 7:30 am. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All on FW were flowing good but were low and easy today. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Same as 4/19 report. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Trail fine for dogs but must be leashed above treeline to protect the fragile alpine plants. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Went up FW. Put on traction after the 2nd water crossing but I was wearing spike boots. Many others put traction on just after the first crossing. It was a mixed bag of wet, dry, and packed snow to the last crossing then straight hard-packed snow until just before popping out at Little Haystack. Some brief slippery divoted snow just before popping out. Mostly bare across the ridge with some pockets of soft-packed snow in the shady-ish krumholtz areas. Bare from Lafayette summit to treeline then consistent packed snow and baby monorail until the Agonies. Mixed, messy bag from there until about a mile and a quarter before the trailhead. Some sections of deep-ish flowing water and mud before the FW junction.
With rising temps, snowshoes would be the better choice for Falling Waters in coming days. There is still several feet of snow. The sign at the Shining Rock spur was still half buried. |
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 | Name: |
thegingerhiker |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-04-28 |
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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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