| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Roberts, Mt. Shaw, Black Snoot, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Roberts Trail, High Ridge Trail, Black Snout Trail, Oak Ridge Cutoff |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of room in hikers lot |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Blue, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridged with nice wooden bridges! Convenient. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
I remember one blow down that required going off trail, on High Ridge Trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Easy trails for dogs. Many puddles and streams available for drinking. |
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 | Bugs: |
Zero |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Mt Roberts trail is 95% dry. I would do it in sneakers. Some leftover monorail ice in the spruces up top, easily navigable.
High Ridge Trail on the other hand ... maybe 1/3 still has snow, up to 3’ deep. Some was hard enough to walk on, some you sank past your knees, and some was a coin toss if you would sink or not. Highly amusing. 1/3 was dry and firm, and the rest was clear of snow but soft and partly frozen. Soon to be a muddy mess. Oak Ridge Cutoff was wet, with water running down parts of it. Not a very pleasant trail, but I was sick of switchbacks and just wanted to get back to the car, so I took the straight line down the mountain. It did the job.
Saw a ruffed grouse, a pileated woodpecker, and ravens. The ducks were quacking in the pond at the bottom. A nice spring day. |
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 | Name: |
Amy & the Pyrs |
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 | E-Mail: |
amyr72@juno.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-04-06 |
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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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