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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Whiteface, Mt. Passaconaway, NH
Trails
Trails: Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Friday, November 19, 2021
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: I didn't trust the snow-covered tree at the end of the day on Dicey's Mill Trail, so I just stepped on submerged rocks 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Step-over tree across Rollins Trail about 0.2 mile before junction with Dicey's Mill, about 8" diameter. Also, beautiful stone step work recently done at Rollins-Dicey junction, hats off to all those who did the hard work! 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: About 1/4 mile before the ledges, there was slippery frozen mud and ice, so I put my rock spikes on at that point, but took them off at the ledges which were mostly dry. I put the spikes back on immediately after the ledges due to black ice, ice-covered rocks and ice underneath a coating of snow. Immediately after Whiteface there are some sections of standing water with a breakable crust of ice on top, there's just no avoiding or side-stepping these sections; bring your waterproof boots and just go splashing through. The snow and ice diminished the closer I got to Dicey's Mill junction, but ascending Passaconaway, the snow and ice returned, and there was also a lot of running water on the trail. Descending Passaconaway, there was a brief snow shower, which left a slick coating on the wet leaves all the way down, so I left my spikes on till just before the Wiggin Trail junction.  
Name
Name: twinkle toes 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2021-11-19 
Link
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