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Zealand and the Bonds via Zealand, Twinway and Bondcliff trails out & back - 5/25/12 Date of hike - 5/25/12 Trail Conditions - All the trails were in good shape. Basically dry, no blowdowns, no mud to speak of anywhere. No bugs at all. Special equipment - None needed, although a...

Date: Saturday 3/31/12 Conditions: Tuckerman's had some snow and patches of ice most of the way to the turn off for Lion's head. It was a little slick so we put microspikes on about 5 minutes in. Lions Head has a little new snow, some ice, some bare ground. We started in spikes and switched...

Date of hike: 3/9/12 Trail Conditions: About an inch of new snow on hard stuff. From the trailhead to the hut the trail was pretty well postholed. We wore microspikes and had no issues other than trying to avoid the postholes. Once at the hut, what a difference! the trail there was...

Date of Hike: 2/25/12 Conditions: A few inches of new snow on the trail but it was well packed out when we started at 9AM. Packed out bottom to top. Summit was wind scoured and icy, but you could avoid the serious ice. Special Equipment: Traction helpful, esp on the steeper sections and...

Date: June 19 2011 Conditions: Beaver Brook trail in great shape. All the ledges and steps were dry. No real muddy section on the trail. One blowdown easy to get under. No bugs until the last mile or so, when the black flies started attacking. Special Equip: None needed, although poles...

Date of Hike - 5/22/11 Hike - Lafayette via Greenleaf out and back Conditions - Greenleaf trail was in good shape overall. The only snow/ice was a few sections of the trail just past the cliffs but it was manageable/avoidable. There were a few blowdowns that were easy enough to get over or...

Date of hike: 5/1/11 Trail Conditions: Whitehouse was almost totally dry and in great shape. Liberty Springs was snow free up until about halfway in, where the snow started. It was firm in the morning and softened up quite a bit in the afternoon. My friend wore Microspikes and they seemed...

Conditions: We started out with a few inches of new snow on top of a thin crust that no one had been on yet today. Snow increased to several inches of new snow near the summit. By the time we finished several more people had been on the trail and it was nicely packed out. Made for a quick...

Date of hike - 1/8/11 Conditions - Trail totally packed out. Solid hardpack with no new snow. Some sections with some ice down low. Very icy right below the summit. Special equipment - Traction definitely needed for the section below the summit. We used crampons and they were perfect...

Conditions: Trail in great shape. Some water and mud spots periodically but nothing significant. One blowdown that you can get around easily. Water crossings all easy. Some small bits of ice on the rocks right before the top but very small and probably melted by the end of the day...

Anyone know how the water crossings on the way to Owl's Head are? We were planning to avoid the bushwacks and am wondering if I should bring along some water shoes or if we can make it on the rocks in our boots without getting dunked? Also - is there anything marking the "new" summit? I...

Date of Hike: 6/27/10 Conditions: Trails in pretty good shape. No blowdowns. Bunnell Notch trail had mud on and off for much of the first half, but it was not a problem. Beginning of the trail had a lot of tall grass and weeds just starting to encroach on the trail but again it was not a...

Date of Hike: 6/26/10 Conditions: Started at the South end of the Imp and did an out and back on it. Trails in good shape. No blowdowns on any of the trails. Looked like some pretty big ones had been cleared fairly recently. Some mud patches on here and there but nothing bad. Special...

Date of hike: 6/19/10 Conditions: Trail was in great shape. No blowdowns. No mud to speak of. Most of the rocks were completely dry. A few bug on the hike up. Special equipment: None Comments: Parking lot was full when we arrived around 9:30. Lots of people on the summit. Perfect...

Date of hike: 6-12-10 Conditions: Trail was in good shape. No blowdowns, a few small patches of mud from the on and off rain. Special Equipment: None Comments: Rain was on and off most of the hike but stopped for the time we were on the summit. Views were in and out of the clouds...

Date of hike: 6-5-10 Conditions: Overall the trail was in good shape. No blowdowns. The rocks and roots were a little wet and slick in sections from the earlier rain, and there was water running down the trail in one section, and a wet area/puddle in the flat section right before the final...

Date of hike: 5-30-10 Conditions: Greenleaf trail dry and in good shape. A few blowdowns but easy to go over, under or around. And best of all it was a totally bug-free hike! No special equipment needed.