| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek, NH |
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Starr King Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 19, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Woweee that road is in bad shape, it looks like a motocross track, the holes are massive! I dont know if it was me being stubborn or stupid but I opted to try and drive over it…I made it! I went reaaaal slow, my wheel did get caught a bit at one point. But yeah, it is rough. I drive a Honda CX5, I think a smaller car might not make it. There’s a “no parking” sign right before this section so might be worth looking into an alt parking lot, there’s a gas station not far down the road.
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Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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Awesome trail conditions considering we are heading into shoulder season! First couple of miles are all ice, a bit of mud and rock but mostly ice. I wore my rock spikes up, would’ve done better switching to my actual spikes on the way down as the ice is quite slippery buuuut I was lazy. Rock spikes start to finish and I was fine, snowshoes took a ride. Last couple miles at the top was decently packed, crunchy snow, I only postholed once- can you believe it! There were some large snow shoe postholes but all very avoidable. A bit of a monorail is forming up top but there’s still a good amount of snow cover. All in all pleasantly surprised! |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-03-20 |
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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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