| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Cabot, The Horn, The Bulge, NH |
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 | Trails: |
York Pond Trail, Bunnell Notch Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail, Horn Spur, Unknown Pond Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 2, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Road and parking lot are plowed, surface is packed powder. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All water crossing before Cabot you can just step over or do a small hop. All the water crossings on Unknown Pond Trail you might have to move around and find a good water across. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Blowdown near Unknown Pond Trailhead maybe 1/2 mile in. |
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 | Comments: |
Trail is packed to loosely pack to Cabot. The closer you get to the summit the more wind drifts and loose snow there is. I did snowshoes car to car but you might be able to get away with micro spikes up to Cabot summit. You will be sinking down 3-6 inches pretty often if you do wear spikes. Cabot to horn/bulge and unknown pond was unbroken with no signs of a previous path. I broke a trail but didn’t always stay on the trail but I stayed close. It slowed me down all and didn’t even up finishing until 8pm so I did most of it in the dark. Snowshoes needed if going past Cabot. Theres boot track postholes a half mile on either side of unknown pond then they disappear. Dont blindly follow the postholes, have a map ready for route finding if you need it. Whoever was postholing seemed to have a hard time navigating/staying on trail. A lot of the postholes are waist deep so props to them for even traveling as far as they did, I wouldn’t do that sh*t. Blowdown close to unknown pond trailhead. |
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 | Name: |
Jeff M |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-01-03 |
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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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