| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Liberty, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Whitehouse Trail, bike path, Liberty Spring Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Three cars in the lot included two in our party @ 8am. Room for 15 cars +/- a few. There is a pit toilet about 200 ft right of the trailhead and parking lot BEWARE and be careful if you’re there in the cold early morning, black ice! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Most of the snow bridges are gone but water crossings were all easily passable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Not much to say, no trees down anywhere the trail including Franconia Ridge trail as in previous posts |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Only one big well behaved dog on the trail. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
A 4” cool Rubber fasteners. Finders Keepers |
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 | Comments: |
Trail was hard packed and temperatures were in the mid 20’s when we started at 8am. Went with micro spikes to the tent site where the warmer temps had made for some of the biggest snowballs I’ve ever walked on. Two of us Switched to snow shoes and one barefooted to the summit from that point. Our televators were a blessing for the last push to Franconia Ridge Trail, which looked broken out heading North (in case you’re interested). The short steep climb to Mt Liberty was not very consolidated. I was happy to do it in shoes! The winds were much milder than forecasted so we enjoyed lunch and pictures on this beautiful summit. The trail to Mt Flume looked well broken out. Most of the people we saw on the trail today had gone onto Flume Summit. Our goal was Mt Liberty today and we were happy to be here! The temperature rose all day making for a pretty soft trail on the descent. So snowshoes stayed on to the car. After the Flume Slide Trail junction, the cutoff North looked broken out. We continued on to the Bike Path and crossed over to the Whitehouse Tr back to the lot.
This is not a technical trail but it sure is steep! Great workout on a perfect day for Linda B’s #37, yay! |
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 | Name: |
LMaclean |
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 | E-Mail: |
ltmaclean19106@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-03-11 |
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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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