| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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South Moat Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Moat Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 14, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed. Tons of space. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy hop (and a bridge). |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The trail has recently been rerouted. The new route is well-marked coming from the north, but only a very small sign on a log is there coming from the south. The blazes on the new part are pretty good, but there are a few spots where they could use a little updating (despite not being new to this trail we got turned around once or twice). |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Very icy on the ledges and ours didn’t like it much so beware. |
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 | Comments: |
Micros are a must, though they’ll get beat up (so wear your beaters if you’ve got them). The ice was a bit gnarly on the ledges. Some can be avoided but some can’t. There were one or two short stretches when I crampons might have been nice.
Beautiful day, but windy and cold so we skipped Middle. Pics to come on Insta at quantum.moxie. |
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 | Name: |
Ian D |
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 | E-Mail: |
iantdurham at gmail dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-12-14 |
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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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