| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Noon Peak, Jennings Peak, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Sandwich Mountain Trail, Jennings Peak Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, March 28, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Small lot, not plowed but only minimal snow left. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, 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: |
At 5'3" I was able to VERY CAREFULLY rock hop across. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns: one somewhere before Noon Peak and the others between Noon Peak and Jennings spur. All easily traversed. |
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 | Comments: |
On the ascent I chose to take the road walk past the bridge to the not-so-secret way around Drakes Brook. This cut around was hard-packed, but showed no recent travel. Once on the main trail, bare ground gradually increased from a coating to ~1-2 inches or so once I reached the Sandwich Wilderness boundary (about 1 mile up). Depths stayed pretty consistent until the lookout towards Drakes Pass where it increased significantly (although still hard-packed). The few really steep sections did have black ice underneath the thin layer of snow. Between the rocks, roots, ice, and snow, it made these steep sections quite sketchy on ascent and descent (I took a hard fall coming down and then chose to butt-slide as much as I could). The beginnings of a monorail are forming on the two plateau-like areas between Noon and Jennings (~2 miles and ~2.5 miles in). Some old post-holing evidence here and there but nothing major. I used spikes the entire way and had no issues with staying on top of the hardpack. I chose to risk the Drakes Brook crossing on the way out, and was able to *just barely* rock hop across with only getting my toes wet (short girl problems). |
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 | Name: |
Hikergirl88 |
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 | E-Mail: |
bdaltonjette@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-03-31 |
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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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