| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Avalon, Field, Willey, Tom, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Avalon, Willey Range Trail, A-Z, Mt. Tom Spur, A-Z, Avalon |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, February 19, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
While the station is not plowed, the shoulder off the road in front of the station is plowed for several cars (15+) to parallel park. Space was also available off the road across the street. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Snowbridges over water crossings |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
On Willey Range Trail, there are lots of spruce branches poking into the trail. We had to go under and though thickets of branches while avoiding getting scratched by branches sticking out. |
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 | Comments: |
Two of us wore snowshoes the whole way. While it’s packed down on the lower section of Avalon Trail, the trail gets softer and a lot steeper where snowshoes would be best, especially with heel lifts. Evidence of butt-sliding down Avalon trail from Avalon summit present. Avalon Trail to Mt. Field summit has a well-defined trench with areas of unconsolidated snow. Great views from both Mts Avalon and Field. Willey Range Trail has a trench with occasional chunks of fallen snow from trees dotting the trail. We had to avoid some postholes while trying to navigate around spruce branches sticking out into the trail. At Mt. Willey summit we noticed that Willey Range Trail beyond the summit was broken out. We retraced our tracks back down Willey Range Trail to the A-Z trail junction and took Mt. Tom Spur Trail to Mt. Tom summit. The trail was packed down. The descent down A-Z trail and Avalon Trail was good on packed down trails. We noticed divots on the trail from bareboots/microspikes. Great day on the trails with lots of sun and excellent visibility. |
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 | Name: |
ChrisC |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-02-19 |
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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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