| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Zealand, Guyot, West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Road, Zealand Trail, Twinway, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Lincoln Woods |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, April 28, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Both lots mostly empty |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
We were able to have dry feet and hop the one above the hut first thing in the morning!! |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Ehh, lotta places that use blowdown cleanups |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Bugs: |
Yes, they exist down low, mega sigh |
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 | Lost and Found: |
My feelings on spring conditions |
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 | Comments: |
Omfg what a day!!! We had all 5 summits to ourselves and saw a total of 2 people (excluding muggles on LW, those don't count for stats). We barebooted car to car, something ridiculously ludicrous and not surprising considering how sticky the snow was as elevation. Pretty stable from hut up to zeacliff and then miles and miles of horrifically trashy semi-stable very narrow monorail down to the top crossing on Bondcliff trail and patchy down to 2500' below the 3rd crossing. West Bond spur was next dimensions of fun as we kept angling too far to the south and off the monorail into the open woods, managed to correct all of these deviations on the return, yay! Summits above treeline are bare and rocky. I gridded out April on Bondcliff!!! |
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 | Name: |
Heat Lightning |
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 | E-Mail: |
ecs@mountainlogworks.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-04-29 |
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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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