| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain, Galehead Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
North Twin Trail, North Twin Spur, Twinway, Frost Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Gale River Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, November 11, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at North Twin and Gale River Lots |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Used the official, unofficial trail and the only water crossing on north twin trail was easy at several points. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Nothing on these trails very lucky |
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 | Comments: |
Another great day. We started early about 7am and finished about 1pm. It was a tale of elevations though. There was snow the whole way going up north twin which built to 6+ inches if you stepped off the trail at any point. Everything was hard packed and Robie put his micro spikes on at the beginning of the climb up North Twin and I got by until we began to descend South Twin.
What changed was descending from Galehead Hut became a cold shower as the temps rose and snow on the trees began to melt. From 4000 to 3000 feet was nasty. Once we dropped down below that level the snow was already off and it eventually disappeared all together as we hit the long flat gale river walk out. Glad we started early.
Lot's of folks out today and lots of young faces. Looks like a new generation is getting out and enjoying fall/early winter conditions. |
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 | Name: |
Little Brown Mushroom |
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 | E-Mail: |
camosteve955@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-11-11 |
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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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