| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Garfield, Galehead Mountain, South Twin Mountain, North Twin Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Road, Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway, North Twin Spur, Gale River Trail, Gale River Road, Beaver Brook XC ski trails |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 21, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at end of Gale River (along with a few other cars), left a car at Beaver Brook. Plenty of parking at both. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossings on Mt Garfield trail and Gale River trail were all manageable by stepping on submerged rocks. Avoided the Little River crossing on N Twin trail by doin out n back to N Twin and exiting via Gale River. Saw 2 hikers on N Twin who came up the N Twin trail, they said the 3rd crossing was doable with the downed tree. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few large duck under blowdowns on Garfield trail. Removed a few smaller blowdowns on Gale River. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Kali had a blast! |
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 | Bugs: |
None yet! |
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 | Comments: |
Gorgeous day! Gale River Rd was bare and pretty dry (hopefully open soon?!?!). On Mt Garfield trail, it was bare until about 2,400 ft. Just the beginnings of monorail here and there but generally good snow cover up high and the cold temps much of the day kept snow nice and firm, so all we needed was light traction. Surface a little rough but not badly post holed up to Garfield summit. Across Garfield Ridge had firm snow but was rough and had been beaten up badly by 1 or 2 postholers. Steep cascade section was 90% snow covered and easy enough to negotiate in light traction. Didn't linger long at Galehead hut as there was an awful rank smell coming from the west side. Nice firm snow made for easy up/down Frost trail. Up to South Twin, sunny spots were starting to soften up. Summit of S Twin was bare. Trip to N Twin had softest snow of the day, but still fairly stable in the center of the trail. Ran into Wayne on S Twin doing his 2nd Pemi loop in as many months! On the way out, Gale River Trail had snow until about 2,300 ft, below that was a mix of rotting snow, mud, standing water on trail and low down, some dry trail. Ski trails on the way back to beaver brook were a bit muddy.
Beautiful April day with Cynthia, Heather and Kali. Amazing views and pretty good conditions. Nice to run into Wayne - and a big congrats to Cynthia on finishing up her April Grid!!!! |
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 | Name: |
Jeff & Karine |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-04-21 |
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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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