| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Galehead Mountain, South Twin Mountain, North Twin Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway, North Twin Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, May 17, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Gale River Road open |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Mud, Snow/Ice - Small Patches, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Both crossings are rock-hoppable with one rock on each crossing under a couple of inches of water |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Probably easier for the pooches to hike then the people! |
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 | Comments: |
The trail is in good shape with mud and wet spots and some rotting snow in trail last tenth of a mile to Garfield Ridge. Garfield Ridge Trail to hut has bare spots and snow that is deep in spots, firm in spots, posthole in other spots. Frost Trail is more of the same with some narrow slanted monorail in spots, bare ground, and postholing going on. Twinway first couple of tenths of a mile is a mix of bare rocks and snow, last .4 mile is deep snow in spots still, very slippery snow. postholing is becoming a problem. North Twin Spur still has a few feet of deep snow, millions of pine needles everywhere making the trail faint but not to hard to follow, couple of huge blowdowns in col before heading up to North Twin. Snow is unpredictable at times, firm then postholing. |
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 | Name: |
Chris Dailey |
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 | E-Mail: |
cdailey@hpearce.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-05-18 |
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 | Link: |
 https://dailey7779.blogspot.com/ |
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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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