| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Bridle Path Hill, Turtleback Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Pond Trail, Lower Bridle Path, Spur, Faraway Mountain Trail, Turtleback Mountain Trail, Turtleback Mountain Summit Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 16, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Bathroom is still closed :( |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Since this is mostly on snowmobile trails, everything is bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One large duck under on Turtleback Mt. Summit Trail, but it's really easy to get under and doesn't need to be cleaned up. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw a few dogs out for a walk around the trail head. Tracks we saw, and poop bag left behind, indicated that two dogs had been to the summit before us. |
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 | Bugs: |
Saw one! |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Snow basket found, took it home accidentally. |
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 | Comments: |
We carried snow shoes. They only trail that they are potentially useful is the 0.5mile Turtleback Mt. Summit Spur, and for less than half of it, the beginning and the end. I choose to put them on since I carried them and I'm a bit heavier than Carrie. The track is a little miserable with or without them and the snow is up to 2 feet deep in spots. There is mono rail, but it's sort of a mess. The snow mobile roads were a mix of running water, collapsing ice, ice and hard packed snow. Most of the ice was easy to walk on without traction, and very grippy, but careful to listen, because it collapses and there's water running underneath.
I've been up to turtleback a number of times, and this was the first time that the green rock felt slick like ice. Not sure why.. Carrie had spikes on and was fine, but I had taken off my snowshoes and had to be very careful and couldn't explore too much. |
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 | Name: |
the palindrome and motha rush'ya |
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 | E-Mail: |
rcorsaro@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-03-17 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.strava.com/activities/13900650231 |
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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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