| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Zealand Mountain, Mt. Guyot, Mt. Bond, Bondcliff, West Bond, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, May 26, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty at 7:30—only 5 @ 6:30 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easy rock hop |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Lots of blowdowns on Twinway after Zealand spur, West Bond has same |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Long but plenty of water and mud |
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 | Bugs: |
Couple of flyers |
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 | Comments: |
Wet, muddy, slushy, slippery, snowy trails today. Worse than expected. I had rock spikes with me but never used them as it would have been on/off. Zealand had standing & running water some mud. Quick to Zeacliff, always a beautiful place, then the fun starts. Snow starts after new bog bridges & increases until the Guyot carion. Wet, sticky made for slow going along with standing water., blowdowns started after the Zealand Spur. Really bad breaking tree line, 12-18” in some spots. Didn’t last long but it was tough going for a bit. Too many postholes for shoes, I just stepped in the ones already there. Bettter conditions to Bond then snow quickly disappeared heading to Bondcliff, dry trail all the way. West had minimal snow but wow the blowdowns! Weather rolling in from a distance, hail & rain for a bit. Snow really melted on the return, it will probably be gone from the trails by Wednesday. Better conditions for the trip back. No need for traction. Beautiful weather for the most part.
Gridded out May!
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 | Name: |
buzza77 |
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 | E-Mail: |
buzza77@msn.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-05-27 |
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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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