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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Wildcat D, Wildcat C, Wildcat B, Wildcat A, NH
Trails
Trails: Ski trails, Wildcat Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Thursday, October 29, 2026
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of parking at Wildcat Ski Redort.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Ice - Blue, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: The trails were in excellent shape.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: None 
Bugs
Bugs: None  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: None  
 
Comments
Comments: An excellent cool fall sunny weather today to do the Wildcats. Hiking up the ski trail polecat is easy to follow with decent footing, but you definitely will feel the vertical burn. Great views from Wildcat D and Wildcat A with expansive views of the Presidential's in several places on the ridge. Don't be fooled into thinking it is just a flat ridge walk. You hike all four summits twice going out and back. Happy to pick a great weather day. Sunny and cool perfect. Saw several small avoidable ice patches hiking up the ski slope, but none on the ridge. I only saw one hiker all day while approaching Wildcat A. No mud and leaves were not an issue surprisingly . There really wasn't any on the trail. Thanks Chad for route suggestion.
 
Name
Name: Thomas O’Malley  
E-Mail
E-Mail: thomalley@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2026-10-29 
Link
Link: https:// 
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