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Peaks
Peaks Chandler Mink, NH
Trails
Trails: Woods Walk, Chandler Trail, Cross Minks Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, December 8, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plowed parking for several vehicles at the end of Mink Hill Lane in Warner (the turnaround is not plowed). 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Standing/Running Water on Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Lots of blowdowns along this route. The biggest are three giant trees right at the start of the eastern branch of Woods Walk. They will need big chainsaws. None of these trails are signed at junctions, but are "generously" blazed and easy to follow. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Sure, I guess. 
Bugs
Bugs: Nope. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Nothing. 
 
Comments
Comments: AFAIK, this peak has no official name, but the map on the Town of Warner website refers to it as Chandler Mink (part of the Mink Hills, a ridge running between Warner and Bradford), so ...

Mainly packed, frozen trails with minimal snow depths, but with lots of patches of bare ground. I wore spikes for the whole trip, but you could bareboot this. Snowshoes would be more trouble than they are worth. Some minor areas of blue ice. The lower section of the western branch of Woods Walk has LOTS of water. The corridor is also not too clear through here, so follow blazes carefully.

No big vistas here, but some decent views through the leafless trees to the surrounding hills. In summer I don't imagine you'd see anything. The old, collapsed flag tower is neat to see, and is just below the actual high point, a small clearing (unrecognized).  
Name
Name: KenM 
E-Mail
E-Mail: kmacgray@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-12-08 
Link
Link: https://www.warner.nh.us/downloads/trailmap.pdf 
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