| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Carrigain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Sawyer River Road, Signal Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, April 7, 2025 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
We needed hiking waders to cross at the new crossing on the way up and also at the old crossing (1 of the 3) on the way down. The old crossing path was not packed so I would only use it if you are wearing snowshoes. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
There was an abandoned Walmart tent at the summit under the tower. It was collapsed and frozen to the ground. There were still a few items in it. Looked like some empty food bags maybe but we couldn't get a good look inside without ripping it since it was too frozen. No signs of the person but we did comment on the way up that the only newish (but frozen) tracks were from someone coming down so they may have come down after new snow during a recent night. |
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 | Comments: |
It would have been possible to do the whole hike in spikes but we ended up using snowshoes almost the entire day. In fact, we started up Sawyer River Rd without snowshoes but turned back to get them within 5min once we realized the the road still had a lot of snow that was not well packed. The road was about half covered with snow and half bare and alternated between patches. On the way up we took snowshoes off at bare spots but the way down we just left the snowshoes on and walked thru the leaves on the side. Once we got on Signal Ridge trail there were few bare spots (most at drainage crossings). The road and all of the lowlands had enough soft/loose snow on top that we felt spikes would be inefficent so we stayed in snowshoes. Once you start climbing it firmed up but we stayed in snowshoes for the televators. One of us used snowshoes for the way down and 2 of us used Hillsound Pros. There are scattered frozen postholes that you need to be careful of esp if we get new snow that covers them up. Much of the climb had steep sidehills that were tedious. I stopped to adjust gear and my pole slid 25' down the sidehill. The tread along the sidehill was wide enough for snowshoes but you had to stay on the uphill side and watch for branches snapping back. |
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 | Name: |
Rick Simmons |
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 | E-Mail: |
RickNH1@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-04-07 |
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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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