| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Kimball Pond, NH |
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 | Trails: |
East Side Trail, Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 31, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed boat launch parking at Kimball Pond Conservation Area off Kimball Pond Rd. in Dunbarton. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All of the usual flooded areas are iced over under the snow. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
These trails have both plastic blazes (newer and less frequent) and painted blazes (older and more frequent). If the painted ones are staying, they should probably be redone. |
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 | Comments: |
East Side had the makings of a good snowshoe trench and should set up nicely with more snowshoe traffic before the next thaw/freeze.
Loop Trail around the north side of the pond had been lesser traveled, with just one set of snowshoe tracks that were drifted in.
The snowmobile portion of Loop Trail had been traveled by snowmobiles, and I was passed by three sleds, but the surface was still soft and not ready for bare boots or spikes yet.
The pond is frozen solid so if you want to snowmobile, ski, or snowshoe across, it's not a problem at the moment. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-01-31 |
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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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