| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Hale, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Herd path, North Twin Trail, Firewardens Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, February 26, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Barely fit in parking area at noon - 7 other cars, most doing Hale. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Feeder stream on N Twin Trail bypass easily crossed with spikes and dry feet. Little River was running high, and there were no snow bridges evident. |
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 | Comments: |
Herd path was choppy, bony, wet, and icy. North Twin Trail was better. Wore spikes but ice situation was much better than anticipated given all the rain. In fact, my spikes were balling up, so I took them off and barebooted up/down Firewardens and got plenty of grip. Group ahead of us wore snowshoes on upper Firewardens, not absolutely necessary but made for nice footing. There is about 3" of new snow up high which fell Thursday night, so snowshoes may be warranted on higher peaks. Beautiful hike! |
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 | Name: |
Snowflea |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-02-26 |
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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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