Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Weeks, Middle Weeks, South Weeks, Mt. Waumbek, Mt. Starr King, NH |
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| Trails: |
York Pond Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail, Starr King Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Easy, only one other car at the fish hatchery trailhead lot |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Bushwhacked to better crossing spots in a couple locations, nothing major |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Serious blowdowns from just below the North Weeks summit coming down the south side almost all the way to Waumbek summit. Trail entirely obliterated by blowdowns for as far as we could see in several locations. Bushwhacking around them, we would reconnect with the trail only to be forced back off it by more blowdowns within a few hundred yards. Estimate we did at least 5 miles of bushwhacking. Many of the downed trees were the ones with the blazes! Clear trails from Waumbek summit to southern trailhead with thin layer of packed snow for the upper half or so. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
None seen. Didn’t even see any other hikers or even footprints until Waumbek! |
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| Comments: |
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| Name: |
Roger Turgeon |
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| E-Mail: |
rdt@turgeonlawfirm.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-12-01 |
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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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