| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain, Galehead Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Herd path, North Twin Trail, North Twin Spur, Twinway, Frost Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Gale River Trail, Gale River Road, Beaver Brook Ski Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 19, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Gale River and Haystack Road closed. We spotted a car at Beaver Brook wayside and parked at the end of Little River Rd. Be sure to leave room for a plow truck to turn around. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
We did not trust the ice at the third crossing of the Little River so we shimmied across the log. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Several minor blowdowns and limbs along Gale River Tr but all were easy to navigate. We didn't have enough daylight to spare to worry about them. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw one friendly golden retriever infront of Galehead Hut. |
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 | Comments: |
We wore snowshoes car to car. Broke trail in 3" of powder until the Fire Warden Tr then we were passed by a speedy hiker headed to Lincoln Woods, via Franconia Ridge. Very windy and windswept on South Twin. The clouds were at about 6000' giving us great views. From Galehead down was a well packed snowshoe track. One old set of tracks heading east on the Twinway from South Twin, no tracks descending Twin Brook Tr, and at lest three sets heading west along Garfield Ridge Tr past Gale River Tr junction. Beaver Brook Ski Trail is at the back of the first campsite on the right along Gale River Loop Rd. |
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 | Name: |
IQuest |
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 | E-Mail: |
iandanner@hotmail com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-01-20 |
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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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