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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Hale, Zealand Mountain, South Twin Mountain (attempt), NH
Trails
Trails: Herd path, North Twin Trail, Fire Wardens Trail, Lend-A-Hand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Zealand Trail, Zealand Road
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Thursday, February 23, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: A few places where the trench and the trail are not coincident. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: There is one snowshoe at the end of Little River Road, and one pole at the summer parking on Zealand road, both hanging from signs. The trail will provide. 
 
Comments
Comments: Temperature-wise a Spring day with plenty of blue sky and sun - a fact that was apparent from the consistency of the snow : trending to mashed potato.

Fire Warden's : so heavily trafficked by snowshoers and skiers that it was spikeable most of the way up without incident.

Lend-A-Hand : Broken but lightly traveled. Southern exposure meant it was soft and getting softer. Snow shoes a must.

Twin-Way : Trending to mashed potatoes. There was a bare booter up there today who kept falling into crotch deep holes.

We had hoped (dreamed?) to do the loop Hale/Zealand/Guyot/So. Twin/No. Twin. Well reality hit at Zealand summit. From there on tracks from one skier only. We were not going to ruin a fun day by breaking trail the 3 miles from Zealand to So. Twin especially in the soft, wet snow. Also concerned about even finding the trail between Guyot and So, Twin. Thus on to our escape route:

Zealand trail : Well packed. Bare boots as long as you stay on the trail. Postholes otherwise.

Zealand road : The bulldozer has been busy, again.

Greetings to Hiker Ed! Craig L. many thanks for a great day.  
Name
Name: old man and the saw 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-02-23 
Link
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