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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Hale, NH
Trails
Trails: Zealand Road, Hale Brook Trail, Lend-A-Hand Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, February 25, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parking on Route 302 lot ample 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Small and passable 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: none sighted 
Bugs
Bugs: Snow fleas 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Microspikes on Zealand Road to the Hale Brook Trail head. Snowshoed to the summit. Monorail mostly stable. Snowshoes recommended.
Beautiful day at 53 degrees on the summit.
Lend-a-hand was a mess. Three guys made the trek from the hut to the summit in boots and postholed most of the way, a six hour journey. Our group of 8 made the trail a bit better, but we also broke through at times. On snowshoes, going down took a little over an hour. There was quite a bit of water and slush on the lower parts of the trail that is easily negotiated or bypassed on snowshoes.  
Name
Name: Hiker__Dad 
E-Mail
E-Mail: bwa27 at comcast dot com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-02-27 
Link
Link: https:// 
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