| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Bear Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Welton Falls Trail (North), Elwell Trail, Cardigan View spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 15, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking for several vehicles near the trailhead on Valley View Road -- the roadside plow berm is now small enough that vehicles can park completely OFF the road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, unless you can self-levitate... |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Snow bridges are mostly gone, but water crossings are easy. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails are fine shape -- just note that the Cardigan View spur still has some frozen-in-snow deadfall on it -- easy to face plant in snowshoes if not careful. |
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 | Comments: |
Went up at sunrise in sub-freezing temps hoping to spike the firm track we left a few days ago -- it was not to be. Snow (up to 2 feet, higher up) is way too soft for anything but snowshoes.
After some time spent checking out the blazes (they've dried just fine) on the new relos, and cleaning some deadfall, we headed down. It was 40 degrees at the trailhead, already.
Save for some frozen snowshoe and moose postholes from before the last warm-up/refreeze, the track is fine. You will posthole in snowshoes if you step off of that track.
Note that nearby snowmobile trails have closed for the season.
Really nice views up top, with the early morning light. |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-03-15 |
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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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