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Planning on doing Snow this Friday or Saturday and was wondering if anyone knows if the gate is open.

Date of hike: 7/9/09 Trail conditions: It was muddy at the bottom of the slopes, jct down to AT had water running down the trail. The ridge between the peaks was fairly dry, a couple puddles, but very easy to go around. Comments: It was a beautiful day with great views. Bugs were out in force...

Date of hike: 7/5 Parking: We parked about 1 mile past the metal grate bridge on the Caribou Valley Road. Trail Conditions: A few wet and muddy spots, but very dry compared to the last few hikes I have done. Comments: We walked up the CVR following all the small cairns. After about 3 miles...

Date of hike: 7/3 Parking: We parked on the Caribou Valley Road. We had to park 1.5 miles from the trailhead because of the low clearance on our car. 4X4's had no problem making it to the metal bridge 0.5 miles from the trailhead. Comments: The trail was very wet and muddy for the first 3/4 of...

Date of Hike: 6/27/09 Trail Conditions: It was very wet and muddy the whole time in the woods. We did a lot of rock hopping and board walking to avoid very deep puddles all along the trail. Brook crossings were not a problem. Once we were above the trees it wasn't bad at all. Comments: For the...

Date of Hike: 6/25/09 -- 6pm. Comments: Parked in small lot on rt 160. Trail is in excellent condition, very dry considering all the rain we have had. Bugs were out of control. Nice breeze on top to help with the bugs. Great views. This is only a 2.5 mile round trip hike but it was nice to get...

Zealand and the Bonds via: Zealand trail, Twinway and the Bondcliff trail. Date of hike:6/12/09-6/14/09 Comments: Several easy brook crossings on the Zealand trail. Twinway was wet and muddy but that was to be expected with all the rain we just had. Stopped at Zealand for #45 no views here...

Date of Hike: 6/7/09 Trail conditions: Muddy and wet. River crossings were not bad at all, several blowdowns to go over , under or around. Only 1 section of snow about 10 feet long on the Davis Path. Comments: Trip started out on a sour note when we saw a baby bear dead on Rt 16 that had just...

I was planning on going up Mt. Isolation via the Rocky Branch and Isolation trails and I haven't seen any posts about these trails for a while. I was wondering if anyone had any info on the brook crossings or the snow conditions. Thanks.

Trails: Bunnell Notch, Kilkenny Ridge and Unknown Pond Trail. Special Equipment: Poles were helpful for the brook crossings. Trail Conditions: Wet and muddy but not too bad. Comments: Bugs were not bad today but that may have been because of the rain and wind. While on the Horn we could see a...

Date of hike: 5/16/2009 Special Equipment needed: Poles very helpful for the brook crossings. Trail Conditions:Very wet and muddy first 2.8 miles. Several blowdowns to go over, under or around. Two small sections of unavoidable snow, one at 3000ft, and the other at 3200ft. Comments: Overcast...

Date of hike: 5/9/2009 Parked at the end of the Paugus mill Rd. Special Equipment Needed: Just bug spray for the Parking area. Trail Conditions: Snow free all the way, A couple trees down at the beginning of the trail to go over. One more tree down about half way up. A lot of wet and muddy...

I have never done this mountain and was wondering if anyone knew if the Champney Falls Trail is snow free. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

FYI: Bri-Mar Trail is closed by the owners due to mud until May 15th.

Parked at the Waterville Valley Ski Area. Special Equipment: Most people on the trail barebooted, I used Microspikes for the descent. Trail Conditions: First 3/4 miles was bare ground, then spots of ice and snow. About 1/2 way up all snow and ice if you stay on the monorail you can stay on top...

Date of Hike: 4/5/09 Special Equipment: Bare Bootable but slippery on top. Took the Cheshire Harbor Trail from parking lot at end of West Mountain Rd, A couple switch backs at the beginning in mud but no snow. At about 2200 feet we encountered our first signs of snow. Past the small bridge 3...

We are planning on driving to hike this on Sunday from Portland Maine. We know most of our day will be spent driving to and from, but was wondering how long of a hike it is to the summit? Any info on how long the trail is and the average time it takes to do the hike would be greatly appreciated...

Date of hike- 3/28/2009 Trail was well packed no need for Snow Shoes but light traction needed. I carried Snow Shoes but never took them off my pack.I wore Micro Spikes the whole way and they were fine. Had to go over or under 3 blow downs. Met Rocket 21 on top and talked for about 10 minutes...

Took the Burnt Meadow Mtn Trail off of Rt 160 in Brownfield. Trail Conditions: Packed snow, bare rock, and muddy trail. Equipment needed: I used Micro Spikes, other people on the trail were using different types of traction. Parked on the side of 160, parking lot unplowed. Met a guy coming...

Date of Hike: 2/7/2009 Trail Conditions: Packed powder to the cabin then drifted snow to summit. Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes were worn by all on mountain today except one wearing micro spikes. Comments: Parked at gate on Arthur White Rd. Trail was packed and easy to follow all the...