| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Chocorua, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bolles Trail, Bee Line Trail, Brook Trail, Liberty Trail, Piper Trail, Champney Falls Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the Champney Falls trailhead. The bathrooms were open. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bolles Trail crosses Twin Brook 10 times. Twin Brook was relatively high, but the crossings weren't too bad. Champney Falls Trail crosses Champney Brook twice. I got wet feet on one of those crossings. This time of year it's a good idea to have a plan B in case recent storms produce a dangerous amount of runoff. I didn't have to use plan B today, but you never know. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Scattered blow downs, but the trails are in great shape. |
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 | Comments: |
This was a long loop: South on Bolles Trail, up Bee Line Trail to Brook Trail, and down Champney Falls Trail. It was 10 miles round trip.
There were patches of snow around the height of land on Bolles Trail. There was a bit of ice on Brook Trail, but the sketchy ledges were ice-free. The Chocorua summit area is also mostly free of ice. I didn't put on my spikes until I was descending Champney Falls Trail. There's a decent monorail from around 2500 feet to the top of Champney Falls Trail. Rock spikes are recommended.
Chocorua was in and out of the clouds while I was up there. It was awesome watching the clouds race from Chocourua to Middle Sister, and there was no one else on the summit. That's a first for me. |
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 | Name: |
Duct Tape |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-04-15 |
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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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