| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Isolation, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Rocky Branch Trail, bushwhacks, Isolation Trail, Davis Path, Isolation Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Goggles |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Some open mud holes & partially bridged flows on the Isolation trail. Main crossing of the Rocky Branch is snow/ice bridged for now. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns on the Davis Path. |
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 | Comments: |
I'm posting this mainly to comment on the Engine Hill bushwhack. A number of parties have been in this way since the last storm, and each has tried to improve on the previous party's Engine Hill whack. The best that's available right now leaves the RB trail a little before the height of land. There's a few meanders and it goes up a little higher than it probably should at one point, but with the exception of a few bands of thick stuff, it follows nice open lanes most of the way to the Iso trail about 1/2 mile before the crossing. I pulled a heavy pulk through it all, so hikers with daypacks should not find it especially taxing. |
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 | Name: |
Matt Dickstein |
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 | E-Mail: |
mirabelasunshine@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-02-26 |
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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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