| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Israel , NH |
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 | Trails: |
Wentworth Trail, Mead Trail, Quinea Pond Trail, Quinea Pond Spur, Roadwalk, Bearcamp River Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 23, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Mead Conservation Center was plowed and easy to access. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, 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: |
The three crossings on the Guinea Pond Trail were partially open. Our snowshoes may or may not have gotten a quick car wash after some snap, crackle, and popping. You aren’t going to drown but watch your step. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails were in surprising good shape. Very helpful blazing on Wentworth and Guinea Pond trails. Couple leaners and a blowdown or two but we were pleasantly surprised. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Jackson stayed home with KatieB. |
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 | Bugs: |
Nada. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nada. |
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 | Comments: |
Fun day joining Snowflea on her whackadoodle multi-year winter mission. We spiked up to Israel and wore our snowshoes the rest of the day. Took turns breaking trail down Mead and were excited to see one set of snowshoe tracks headed towards Guinea Pond. Back to Sammich Notch Road we were on our own again but the trail was well marked. The road is groomed for snowmobiles, could go back to spikes if you wanted and definitely could wear spikes down on Bear Camp as it is 1) well tracked out and 2) kinda boney in there right now anyway. Plenty of animal tracks today, the highlight was a luge track, which I learned was from an otter sliding on its stomach. I gotta try that sometime… |
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 | Name: |
mmace724 |
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 | E-Mail: |
Mikeymace at Hotmail |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-01-23 |
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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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