| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Rogers Ledge, The Horn, The Bulge, Mt. Cabot, Terrace Mountain, North Weeks, Middle Weeks, South Weeks, Mt. Waumbek, Mt. Starr King, NH |
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 | Trails: |
South Pond Road, Kilkenny Ridge Trail, Horn Spur, Starr King Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, May 7, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Gate at North Pond fork. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Drifts, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
High on Thursday due to rain |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Clusters of blow downs especially at Middle and South Weeks. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
A few items at Star King Trail head, dog leash, several poop bags,.. why? |
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 | Comments: |
This hike was a north to south traverse of the Kilkenny Ridge. We passed only 3 hikers between North Pond and Cabot who were day hiking a loop om Thursday. The snow depth and instability became an issue when rounding the Horn, requiring light traction and gaiters. Recent rains created wet trail conditions and higher but manageable water crossings. Overnight at Cabot worked fine, but we were not able to find the water source. Good water was available at Willard Notch. The north facing slopes of all summits had snow patches, fields and drifts which were loose and caused frequent post holes. Ours were the only boot tracks south of Cabot to Waumbeck, but the moose were abundant. The weeks mountains had many blow downs in clusters which slowed progress requiring many diverging’s followed by trail finding challenges. The worst blow downs were at Middle and South Weeks causing considerable delays.
It was a big trip, thanks to Jon R. for most of the planning and logistics, sorry to miss Geo on this one.
Report by: John Williams (snow storm)
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 | Name: |
John Williams |
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 | E-Mail: |
j06williatyahoodotcom |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-05-09 |
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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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