| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Potash Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Potash Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, November 7, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the water crossing bypass lot, which was mud free and room for 3 well-parked cars |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
We heard from another couple that the watercrossing was rough today |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail in great shape! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
A…rug… |
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 | Comments: |
Love to hike but not ready to don all your winter gear? Then Potash is for you! We had a few hours after our drive up from CT today to do a quick run up one of the prettiest trails in the Sandwhich Range Wilderness, and were amazed at how hard Autumn is holding on. Zero snow or ice until the last .3 of the trail leading up to the true summit, and all ice was easily avoidable. Microspikes stayed in the bag, and it was temperate enough that I wore shorts from the base to summit and back down! Views were stunning per usual, and it was interesting to see the snow patterns:
Presidential Range: alps-level snow
Passaconoway: almost no snow
White-Face: minor snow
Carrigain: wicked snow
Tripyramids: more snow that expected to see
(North slide is a white-stripe of snow and ice)
*Of note, we ran into a couple who stated the water crossing was a bear, and had taken them almost 30 minutes to navigate. We had parked at the handy-dandy bypass lot described in Ken MacGray’s guide, so no water crossings for us! |
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 | Name: |
islandgirl |
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 | E-Mail: |
joannhall4@aol.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-11-08 |
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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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