| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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None, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Old Jackson Road, Crew Cut Trail, George's Gorge, Madison Gulf Trail, Low's Bald Spot Spur, Osgood Tentsite Spur, Osgood Cutoff, Osgood Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 17, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Spotted a car at Great Gulf Trailhead - only car there on arrival at 8 am. Drove down up to Pinkham Notch to start - NOT the only car in the lot. Crazy amount of people there, with lots of people parking on 16... |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridge over West Branch of the Peabody River is officially closed but still standing, for now. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Need a new bridge over West Branch of the Peabody River. Haha |
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 | Lost and Found: |
On OJR found a fluticasone inhaler w/ 97 doses left on it. I have it if it's yours. |
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 | Comments: |
Picked up some blue lines and hanging chads today. Leaving the commotion of Pinkham Notch behind, we didn't see anyone until a couple w/ a dog near the end of our hike on Great Gulf Trail.
Old Jackson Road had seen some traffic, and we spiked it to Crew Cut Trail. Snowshoes on for the short out and back; we kept them on from there til the last mile or so. Did the other out and back I needed on George's Gorge, a punchy 0.3 mile, up and down and up and down!
Crossed the Auto Road... Low's (or is it Lowe's?) Bald Spot had seen foot traffic, but after that it was pretty easy trail breaking, usually a thin crusty layer w/ patches of powder, much less snow in the softwoods. A pleasant snowshoe to GG, and - woohoo - I finally completed the entirety of Madison Gulf Trail in winter.
We threw in Osgood Cutoff and the tentsite spur. Osgood Trail had some old bareboot traffic. Snow cover on GG decreased as we neared the end, and we finished the last icy bit in spikes.
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 | Name: |
Snowflea |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-01-18 |
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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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