| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Hancock, North & South, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch, Cedar Brook, Hancock Loop |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, November 20, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
No issues |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues, but all are still open |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Several old blowdowns on the ridge that are currently crawling unders, but will require walking over with another foot or two of snow |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
A beautiful clear, crisp day with no wind. Views to Vermont from the north outlook. No tracks to south outlook until I broke the short stretch out; well worth the side trip. Trails mostly thinly snow covered, but with lots of wet stretches and bare ground until about halfway up between Cedar Brook and loop junction on Hancock Loop trail. Lots of snow on the ridge, particularly toward South Hancock. I bare booted to Loop junction and then used snowshoes up the south link. Televators were very helpful; lots of evidence of people butt sliding down that had made this quite slick. Snowshoes very helpful on the ridge; there were a number of surprisingly deep postholes there from previous hikers without snowshoes. I wore snowshoes down north link, but microspikes probably would have been a better choice as it was still quite rocky. |
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 | Name: |
Jay Baxter |
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 | E-Mail: |
Jbaxtermdfacs@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-11-20 |
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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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