| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Pierce, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Crawford Connector, Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail, Mizpah Cutoff |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 18, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Surprisingly not many cars in the Mt. Clinton lot at 10:30. Plenty of spaces on the road too. Maybe the weather scared people away? |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All bridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One large blowdown on Crawford that will likely need attention in the spring. Several blowdowns along the ridge and down the Mitzpah Cutoff. See notes below. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw lots of great pups out today. |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
One Black Diamond pole with a red snow basket was standing up by the side of the Crawford and there was a black glove carefully placed on a snowy mound also on Crawford. We did not move them but both are very obvious. |
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 | Comments: |
WARNING: There are a couple of “false” trails leading from Mitzpah hut that can be confusing even if you know the area. At least one was very well packed out and fooled us even though we’ve hiked this many times. It ended in a dead end. A similar situation happens along Mitzpah Cutoff if you’re coming from the hut toward Crawford. If you’re not paying attention the trail appears to dead end, but about 50 feet back it actually makes a sharp right to go around a blowdown.
Nauman tentsite is actually in great shape and there’s plenty of packed down space to pitch multiple tents (there were actually a couple of guys setting up for the weekend).
Tight quarters as usual coming over the ridge. Definitely recommend snowshoes from Pierce to the hut and back to Crawford. There were some bottomless postholes and the trail was still soft.
Was a little surprised to see that the Mt. Clinton trail actually looked pretty packed out.
Not much to see today due to the weather, but I’ll post a few pics to Insta anyway 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: |
2025-01-18 |
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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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