| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Kinsman, South Kinsman, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Kinsman Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Owner is working on relocating "new" (this year) parking lot. He let me park in the old lot down the road for the day. Not sure what the timeline is for the new parking lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Couple small brooks. All easy rock hops. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One blow down shortly after Bald Peak spur that you can walk around. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Beautiful trail (lots of moss and lush green). Great views! The trail up to the Bald Peak is easy. Lots of forest floor, few rocks and roots, good footing, 3 very small brook crossings, all easy. The trail after the spur was much wetter. The roots were frozen and slippery but other than avoiding that the trail was good. Snow started as you got closer to the tent site area. Once you hit the junction of the KRT it's.3 miles to the North Kinsman summit. There are lots of slanted slabs and big boulders, and there was a thin layer of ice on them making them more difficult. Lots of snow and ice falling on me from the trees which meant there was slushy snow on the slabs on the way back. A few steeper slabs heading down North Kinsman over to South and then the rest of that stretch was very wet (standing water) but easy. Trek back was slow... lots of butt scooting down slabs and avoiding all the slippery roots after that. |
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 | Name: |
Hikergirl |
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 | E-Mail: |
reversethecurse@hotmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-10-29 |
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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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