| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Jackson, Mt. Pierce, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Webster-Jackson Trail, Webster Cliff Trail, Crawford Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 4, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Everything was well frozen over or easy to step over. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Big old 4 D-cell Maglite stuck in the snow on the side of the trail at about 3200' on Webster-Jackson, above the split. |
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 | Comments: |
Second straight day out this weekend, and what a good one it was! Microspikes with no trouble the whole way up Webster-Jackson to the Pierce side of the Jackson summit cone, where [it will no doubt please the NETC admin to know] that I switched to snowshoes until Mizpah cutoff on the Crawford Path.
Webster Cliff Trail would benefit tremendously from more snowshoe traffic, it is narrow and postholed nastily in places.
Crawford Path is like I-93, I don't think the fine folks at Pike Industries could do any better than us hikers have done. Microspikes will probably be fine for most folks in these hard and fast conditions all the way up to Pierce. Good hiking, Think snow!! |
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 | Name: |
singalonghikes |
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 | E-Mail: |
eduff564@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-01-04 |
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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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