| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Garfield, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Road, Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Gale River Road closed. We parked at the beginning of Gail R. rd. No sign of any logging activity. Pleanty of plowed space |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The first crossing was not bridged so we bushwacked to the snowmobile bridge. The second crossin was rock hoppable with some hollow ice. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
nothing new one small birch that you can easily skirt the branches. A step over about hip high that has been trimmed and a duck under that is fine because of the lack of snow. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Should be no problem |
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 | Comments: |
put microspikes on at the car. Dusting of snow covered both bare ground and ice. Lots of bare ground and icey spots until the snowmobile bridge. The trail had lots of ice and hard packed snow. Going up you didn't notice the rough trail and old postholes like you do on the way down. About an inch of new powder on the switchbacks and close to 2" above junction. 2 of us put hillsounds pro on at the junction and 1 wore hillsounds to the top light traction would have worked ok but the pros gave me feelings of security. Blue skies, light gusts and probably 0 degrees on top, about minus 7 at 7:30 AM. cold but nice day. |
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 | Name: |
Sleeveless |
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 | E-Mail: |
NHSandyp@metrocast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-02-05 |
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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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