Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Twin Mountain, NH |
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| Trails: |
North Twin Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 17, 2009 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at 7 Dwarfs on Little River Road ($6). |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
First water crossing fully bridged if you go 100 feet upstream (and bypassed, along with the second crossing, if you use the herd path).
Third water crossing narrowly but fully bridged. |
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| Comments: |
Snowmobile trails leading to Haystack Road were well packed and barebootable. Put on snowshoes for Haystack Road (2" of powder on top of packed snowmobile track).
Herd path from North Twin Trail trailhead to closed bridge is well packed by skier traffic.
North Twin Trail was well packed to first water crossing.
Herd path was well packed by skier traffic to the Firewarden's Trail. Beyond there, I was breaking trail on 3-6" of powder, now well packed.
Broke trail on 3-6", soon becoming 6-8", then 6-12" by the time I reached the first vista, all now well packed. Trail was extremely windblown for the last quarter of that stretch - no sign of previous tracks. Brook crossings are mostly open, but fairly easily crossed.
Trail also very windblown between vistas, 6-18" now well packed.
No sign of any traffic leading toward South Twin. |
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| Name: |
rocket21 |
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| E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2009-10-01 |
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| Link: |
https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/northtwinmtn-2009-0117.php |
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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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