| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Pine Mountain, Chapel Rock, Triple Falls, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Dolly Copp Road, Town Line Brook Trail, Pine Mountain Road, Pine Mountain Loop Trail, Chapel Rock Side Path, Pine Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 15, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Enough parking for maybe 3-4 vehicles (on this day) at end of plowing on Dolly Copp/Pinkham B Road, Randolph/northern end. We flagged down a plow guy who gave his okay. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Dolly Copp/Pinkham B Road is snowmobiled in winter, so keep yer doggie close. |
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 | Comments: |
This turned out to be an almost 10-mile hike and was a great choice for current conditions as about 75% of it was snowmobile trail. :) We saw only maybe a dozen snowmobilers and only two walkers on Dolly Copp Road.
No one had visited Triple Falls - Proteus, Erebus, and Evans - in quite some time. We broke through deep snow to the end of the trail... and beyond a little ways, about .25 mile from the road. The falls were completely frozen but still beautiful.
Continuing on... we found the road up Pine Mtn. to be snowmobiled (yay). We took the unmarked shortcut from the Horton Center to Chapel Rock side path (closed during summer months when private Horton Center is in session), where the views are spectacular. We then broke out Pine Mountain Trail to the summit (a short portion of which was snowmobiled) and down to the awesome ledges, uncovering the Carol Horton "bench" for butt-chilling break.
Did not continue down Ledge Trail having already hiked that one in winter, as well as Pine Mtn. Trail to Gorham.
Backtracked to Pine Mtn. Loop Trail for the toughest trail breaking of the day, but it was only a short distance. Quick walk back to the car! |
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 | Name: |
Snowflea |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-02-16 |
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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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