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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Galehead Mountain, South Twin Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Beaver Loop, Gale River Loop Road, Gale River Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, January 10, 2009
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Gale River Road closed in winter. Beaver Brook parking area plowed. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Both water crossings are fully and fairly solidly ice bridged. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Followed counterclockwise loop (signed for Gale River Trail) to Gale River Road - well packed. Gale River Road well packed by snowmobiles.

Gale River Trail was broken out by a group ahead of us - thank you!

We met up with them on the Frost Trail and broke the rest of the way to Galehead - about 6-8" of fresh powder on top of the frozen granular base.

We then broke out Twinway to South Twin - 3-12" or so of fresh powder.

All of said trails are now well packed for snowshoeing.  
Name
Name: rocket21 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2009-10-01 
Link
Link: https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/galeheadmtn-2009-0110.php 
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