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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks South Moat Mountain, Middle Moat Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Moat Mountain Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, April 27, 2024
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parking lot free of mud 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Both rock hoppable  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Encountered 3 happy pups enjoying the trails, sunshine, and scratches  
Bugs
Bugs: Black gnats were out in force, and swarmed whenever we stopped until we hit the exposed slabs  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Shorts, t-shirts and trail runners on a 60 degrees Saturday to soak up another bluebird day on South and Middle Moats!
*Trail Conditions from South Moats:
-Trail was dry, to include the slabs and Boulder field, all the way up to South
-three stretches of soft snow between south and middle, postholes to water are present
-water crossings are rock hoppable
-intel from the only group of hikers that pushed to North indicates extensive deep rotten snow and sketchy ice from the Red Bridge all the way down North, and microspikes needed  
Name
Name: islandgirl 
E-Mail
E-Mail: joannhall4@aol.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2024-04-28 
Link
Link: https:// 
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