Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Pierce, Mt. Eisenhower, NH |
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| Trails: |
Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail, Eisenhower Loop |
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| Date of Hike: |
Monday, March 1, 2021 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Crawford train depot side lot. Empty on arrival,3 other vehicles on return. Lot is plowed but has some ponding due to rain/snowmelt
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails in great shape with a few easy walk unders,1 walk around and 1 well trimmed crawl under or practice limbo if flexible enough at 3000feet |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Not today |
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| Bugs: |
Not even a spider |
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| Comments: |
Quick hike of these two peaks. Crawford Path is a packed (slightly soft) superhighway. Drifting starts just above Mizpah Cutoff and increases quite a bit above Alpine Zone sign up to Webster Cliff intersection. Due to low visibility went slightly off trail to Pierce and stuck with trail on descent. Crawford Path to Eisenhower Loop was well broken and established with less than an inch of new crusty snow. Drifting throughout but trail was visible for the most part. Once on Eisenhower wind picked up and freezing drizzle turned to snow thankfully until returning to rain again at 3000 feet. It was nice chatting with two well prepared hikers also heading to Eisenhower one of which was working on there 48,as well as six others. Micros wouldve been fine to MC, but chose snowshoes for entire hike to avoid fussing around in the rain.40/48SSNW48 |
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| Name: |
scottb |
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| E-Mail: |
Mainebeefman@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-03-01 |
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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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