| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Carter Dome, South Carter, Middle Carter, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Carter Moriah Trail, North Carter Trail, Imp Trail, Camp Dodge Cutoff, NH 16 |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 10, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
19 Mile Brook Trailhead - the parking lot is covered with thick ice We arrived around 7:15 and the parking lot was 1/2 full. When we came out there were a number of cars parked on the road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossings were bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Several blowdowns that you can easily go over, under or around |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
One well behaved dog with his 48 patch |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
none |
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 | Comments: |
Beautiful day. Very warm. 19 Mile Brook was very icy and boney. We wore spikes up to Zeta Pass and then transitioned to snowshoes to summit Carter Dome, South and Middle. We came down North Carter to Imp and then took the Joe Dodge Cut off and road walked back to the car. The road walk is only .04 and the shoulders were clear and wide. Half way down North Carter it became very icy with large slab on thick ice. We kept on our snowshoes as they seemed to provide better traction than our spikes but it was very boney. Had we had them, crampons would have been our choice.
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 | Name: |
HP |
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 | E-Mail: |
hlrp@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-01-11 |
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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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