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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Galehead Mountain, 13 Falls, Redrock Brook, NH
Trails
Trails: Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Twin Brook Trail, 13 Falls campsite spur, Franconia Brook Trail, bushwhack
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, November 1, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: plenty of parking at the Gale River Trailhead - almost no other cars 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Slush 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: all rock-hoppable with care, including Franconia Brook at the 13 Falls, Redrock Brook, and Twin Brook - a little slippery but not icy 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: The Gale River Trail relocation has significant drainage issues - huge mud pits most of its length, though at least there actually *is* dirt unlike the Gale River Trail above 3000'.... :( 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: plenty of water :) 
Bugs
Bugs: spider webs caught the snow today 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Tagged Galehead on my way down into the Pemi Wilderness today. Finally had some time to poke around Logging Camp 13 and the falls near the camp - without leaves it's quite fun in there!!! I went as far south as Redrock Brook and crossed it - there's a nice log in there that's stable enough to cross on. Then, heading back, I finally located the RR spur further north than I was expecting - spur was more than halfway back to the Twin Brook crossing. Didn't go too far on the spur as everything was so wet and I hit my turnaround time.

Always fun to revisit this area without the summer crowds!!! Fun jogging the flats. Really enjoyed the snow falling above 3000' - just a dusting but so pretty!!! Once again, saw nobody actually in the wilderness :)  
Name
Name: Becca Munroe 
E-Mail
E-Mail: beccahiker@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-11-01 
Link
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