Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Smarts Mountain, NH |
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| Trails: |
Daniel Doan Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 6, 2017 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
trailhead parking nicely plowed with room for multiple cars. quinntown and mousley brook roads both well plowed and in good shape. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
crossing of mousley brook done easily just downstream. looks ice bridge right at crossing, but i didn't test it. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
one big blowdown of note just above re route on lower portion of trail. |
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| Comments: |
the story of the lower part of the hike was breakable crust over 6-12 inches of snow, or less in parts, and there were no signs of recent travel. most of the would be wetness of the trail was well covered up. after the crossing of mousley brook the depth under the crust got deeper and the going was more difficult. once the trail started to climb snow depths increased quickly with up to 2-3 feet of unbroken heavy powder with a crust of varying degrees on top. a slow go up to the rangers cabin after which there were signs of previous hikers up to the summit. i walked a bit in both direction on the a.t. and it looked to be pretty well tracked out going both ways. owing to the summit being socked in with snow flurries i opted to keep my snowshoes on and not climb the tower though it looked to be in good condition with notable recent repairs. descending i was able to smooth the trail out a bit, but it will take a couple more sets of snowshoes to get the upper portion packed down. |
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| Name: |
bryan |
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| E-Mail: |
bryancuddihee@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-01-07 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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