| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Starr King Road, Starr King Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
There was a suburu and a truck that managed to navigate the snow-covered road and park at the trailhead. Four others parked at the road parking lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There are quite a few blowdowns on the trail, mostly walk arounds and duck unders. |
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 | Comments: |
Wow, that was a cold one today and not much time taken for breaks. -2 degree start that only got colder at elevation but thankfully no wind. We put on the snowshoes just beyond the trailhead expecting drifting up top and also taking advantage of the televators. About a mile in, we hit the drifting and broke trail to Starr King. We continued breaking trail over to Waumbek which was a lot of Quasimodo hiking heading up to the mountain dipping under the bent boughs. There were some divots from bare booters as we descended, but the seven snowshoers on the trail was cleaning that up. Great hike today and I was glad to get back to the car and the balmy 6 degree temps which oddly felt warm. Glad to meet and hike some with Ally and Emma. |
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 | Name: |
Dave D |
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 | E-Mail: |
dinz00@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-02-06 |
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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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