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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Firescrew, Mt. Cardigan, NH
Trails
Trails: Clark Trail, Skyland Trail, Mowglis Trail, Manning Trail, Woodland Trail, West Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Being a weekday there was plenty of room at the AMC Cardigan Lodge.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: No serious issues. Some rock hopping. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: One large blowdown on the lower Clark trail(between Vistamont and Woodland). Bridge over Bailey Brook at the lodge end of the Woodland Trail has a number of rotted, broken planks. Trail signs were in great shape. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Saw 2, seemed happy. 
Bugs
Bugs: None 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Stayed sunny, which helped negate a 30-G40(guessing) MPH wind up on the summit. Trails were very wet. A lot of trail puddling and mud pits. Waterproof boots just about a must as even trying to rock hop your way through some locations was pretty difficult. Ice is starting to show up on the more exposed areas around 3000 ft. Difficult to tell at times what was just wet or actually icy. A little poking with a pole worked for us.  
Name
Name: Eat, Sleep, Hike 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-10-17 
Link
Link: https:// 
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