| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Falling Waters Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Old Bridle Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 16, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All water crossings intact. No saying how long that’ll be the case, but no wading or rock-hopping required at this time. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
5 blowdowns on Falling Waters
8 blowdowns on Old Bridle Path
All remoable with 10” handsaw |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found: Blue neckgaiter |
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 | Comments: |
Didn’t see another soul!
Started up by headlamp, Falling Waters was in great shape for spikes, no snowshoes needed. Potholes if you step far off monorail, but monorail is mostly 2ft wide and easy to see with dirt on the trail. All water crossings intact, no wading, no rock hopping, I was pleasantly surprised! Some evidence of “butt-sliding” evident, but overall trail is in very good shape.
Ridge had sustained 30mph wind, with some gusts strong enough to blow me up the trail/blow me off my feet. Ridge also was almost all rock and puddles with some patches of blown in snow drifts, all stable.
Sign atop Lafayette broke off this winter, but has almost thawed out so the signs can be recovered.
Took a good digger after being blown off my footing on the descent, bent a pole, dinged the phone considerably. It’s good for a story.
Old Bridle Path was thin monorail with A LOT of postholes right off the main path. I was mostly running, and avoided any new post-holes, so it’s not bad. I think this warm weather will play havoc on the trail in the coming days.
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 | Name: |
Ladd |
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 | E-Mail: |
ladd40climb@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-03-16 |
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 | Link: |
 https://Youtube.com/shorts/7P21DovN3lE?si=zBo5JKPOwPe3vdCh |
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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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