| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Parker Mountain (Strafford), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Spencer Smith Trail, Link Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The Spencer Smith trail parking is plowed. The Link trail pull off (about .1 down the hill), is not plowed. People have pulled in there, but they had a high clearance truck, so the snow in the middle of the wheel tracks is still high. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Took out some blowdowns, including a pair of 9-10" diameter stepovers, with my little saw (using a sturdy cut off limb as an 8' crowbar, for leverage). |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Pair of green and black striped knitted mittens hanging on the info stand just up the trail a bit. |
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 | Comments: |
Maybe 8" of snow cover, footbed is largely open, with some areas deep in frozen leaves. Snowshoes would be really tough to use; it was hard enough keeping my spikes in snow on the sides of the trail, and I later pulled them off and carefully bare booted it.
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 | Name: |
Steve Marion |
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 | E-Mail: |
swamp_fox@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-12-12 |
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 | Link: |
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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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