| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Tom, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Avalon Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
There were parking spots there at 5:30pm. The Whites are busy, but if you pick your times carefully... |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water was very high, but you could get across them with dry feet if you were creative. On the first one, I walked across a log. There's a pipe next to it that sits lower that you could do this on as well. Poles helped, but even the log wasn't that slick. The second major one was a little trickier. There'd be an easy way to cross even if water is high, if it wasn't for a blowdown that makes it really hard to step down from one rock to the other. I still finagled my way down around the blowdown but it was challenging. The drainages up high were easier to cross but also very high. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
I think that all the trails were blazed in yellow if they were blazed at all. Very infrequently blazed, but they were all incredibly obvious as they're eroded and terribly well used. I don't recall any blowdowns, but that doesn't mean there weren't any. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Good trail for hiking dogs. Lots of water and not too steep. |
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 | Bugs: |
None, thanks to the cold. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
A fine evening for another 4K a day hike! The trail was very wet and had some running water and puddles (namely, one large one on the Mt Tom Spur), but I don't remember there being crazy mud because it's so eroded. I don't think I saw any snow until above 3500ft, and it was off-trail. A tiny bit on trail shortly thereafter, but it wasn't really sticking anywhere except for the summit, but I don't think my trail runners ever got wet due to the snow. Avalon Trail starts gradually, then becomes more moderate and eroded. A-Z Trail has some steep parts along the brook. Mt Tom Sput is mostly pretty gentle, except one rocky steep part that might be called a very easy scramble. This late in the day, not only did I have the summit to myself, but I only saw five others, three groups, all but one of which was more or less at the start. I'm also curious where people think the true summit of Tom is...I think it's just after the cairn in the trees. Gaia had me at 5.3mi, 2150ft of gain, 2hr35min. |
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 | Name: |
Liam Cooney |
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 | E-Mail: |
liamcooney96@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-06-01 |
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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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