| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt Hayes, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Centennial Trail, Mahoosic Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Small parking lot on Hogan Road accessible if your car doesn’t mind a bit of a bumpy ride from North Road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Spring Snow, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
A couple small hoppable stream crossings. More annoying were the couple of slushy pools just under thin patches of ice on Mahoosic Trail between summit and ledges |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
This trail is going to need a good spring clean up. Two major blow downs at 1.4 and 1.7 miles, plus lots of downed branches all over the trail from about .75 miles and continuing for the next mile. We dragged some out of the way, but should have brought the trail saw. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None seen today |
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 | Bugs: |
Not yet |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
Barebooted the first two miles, but then hit the side hill climb just before the subpeak of Hayes. It’s north facing and still very icy-spikes will be needed for a while on that section. We put spikes on here and left them on until we got past this section on the way back down. The big drop before the viewpoint was icy and steep; we skirted around this to the left/west. We had about 4-5 inches of Tuesday’s snow in the shady parts of Mahoosic Trail, but it was melting and slushy by the afternoon. Ledges at the viewpoint past the summit were mostly bare, but we discovered some hidden slush puddles up there (thankfully our gaiters kept our feet mostly dry). Epic views of the Carters, Wildcats and Presis today. |
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 | Name: |
RaurLaur |
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 | E-Mail: |
Laur730@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-04-09 |
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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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