| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Baldface, North Baldface, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Baldface Circle Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, April 8, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
no issues; glad to see the parking lot had open restrooms. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Drifts, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
all but last easy. biggest crossing at tail end of hike was a bit sketchy with fast running water and slippery rocks. care required. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
many, many blowdowns though most easily navigated. Excellent signage and blazes throughout with the exception of the ledges going up South Baldface where the blazes are faded and hard to find. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
none |
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 | Bugs: |
one butterfly, several moths, and a few flies |
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 | Lost and Found: |
found a single atlas snowshoe (size 30) just below the South Baldface summit. Left it under the trailhead sign. |
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 | Comments: |
Had the trail to myself today... first in the lot at 0815 and saw nobody until the last .5 mile of the hike. Four cars in lot upon return at 1500. Beautiful day with amazing views, warm temps and very little wind. No snow to shelter. Thereafter pockets of snow of varying sizes but not enough to ever bother to put on the snowshoes (would have put them on and taken them off about a hundred times). There were many snowshoe postholes that I mostly utilized as footholds. Occasionaly I postholed but the remaining snow likely won't be there much longer. Ended up barebooting from start to finish. The ledges were sketchy due to melting snow but I cautiously made my way past the tough spots with help of strategic handholds (rock, stunted trees). My first time for this hike and definitely gets listed as one of my favorites. |
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 | Name: |
JMM |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-04-08 |
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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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