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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Wildcat A, Wildcat B, Wildcat C, Wildcat D, NH
Trails
Trails: Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Wildcat Ridge Trail, ski trails
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, February 28, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: The lot at the ski area had plenty of space as did the lot at Ninteen Mile Brook Trail.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: We were able to do all of the crossings keeping our feet dry - bigger ones have bridges while smaller a ones easily handled.  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: A few blowdowns along the way but nothing that you couldn't easily avoid.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Saw one dog who had to turn around because of the ice.  
Bugs
Bugs: No bugs.  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Nothing lost or found.  
 
Comments
Comments: Did this one with Monica and the Random Group of Hikers. Nineteen Mile Brook Trail is a sheet of ice from side to side most of the way from the parking lot to the hut. The weather was warm so the top layer of the ice was a bit soft so spikes were all we needed. In colder temperatures the ice may be a bit harder and you might want more than spikes (at least you'll want sharp ones). I (and two others) used snowshoes from the hut until most of the way down the ski trail. There wasn't soft snow but the trail is full of postboles so the shoes provided a level surface and heel lifts. Some of the steeper sections were icy but I easily handled them while wearing them.  
Name
Name: Michael & Monica 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-03-01 
Link
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