Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Moriah, NH |
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| Trails: |
Stony Brook Trail, Carter Moriah Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 28, 2021 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Stony Brook trailhead is a sheet of ice use caution |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
The one major crossing is bridged but starting to show signs of weakening |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few larger leaners. Took care of a couple smaller blowdowns that needed to be limbed or removed. Otherwise in great shape from what I can tell |
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| Bugs: |
Snow fleaz! |
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| Comments: |
Made first tracks up Stony Brook today. After a nice freeze this morning conditions were ripe for spikes up to the ridge. After that snowshoes were ideal as there was some drifting and minimal fresh snowfall the night prior. Treadway is still soft. Didn't encounter any hikers until the summit (plenty of traffic from Carter-Moriah trail out of Gorham). Passed a few hikers in snowshoes on my way down the ridge as well as the bareboot brigade which left their mark on conditions. Hopefully those in snowshoes helped smooth things back out but with how warm it was this Afternoon expect pock marked trail and some frozen post holes on the ridge. I switched out of snowshoes after the second small water crossing and legit bare booted back to the car with no damage to Treadway though it felt like it was getting softer in the last mile. If hiking in frozen temps spikes should be fine to the ridge but after that snowshoes are still required. I had a good laugh watching one guy post hole to his hips. Great day out and relatively quiet. Weather was a little too warm for my liking (for winter hiking) but beautiful nonetheless. |
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| Name: |
BK Noonan |
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| E-Mail: |
scrapperbk@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-02-28 |
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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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