| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Slide Peak, Mt. Isolation, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Glen Boulder Trail, Davis Path, Isolation Spur, Isolation Trail, bushwhack, Rocky Branch Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 21, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Rocky Branch thoroughly plowed; Glen Boulder not plowed but the long wide Rt. 16 shoulder has ample parking. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
1st Xing of Rocky Branch down from Isolation was easy rock-hopping. There are multiple stream and seep melt-outs along Rocky Branch Trail on the descent. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Quite a few blowdowns along Davis Path. Many require interesting bodily contortions to get around. |
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 | Comments: |
Up Glen boulder/ downs & out via Rocky Branch & bushwhack with party of 6. Trail was broken out up to Glen Boulder. From there we broke out down to the bushwhack shortcut just S. of the junc. Davis Path/ E. section of Isolation Tr. Everything from there to Isolation & on out to highway was hard-packed. One could bare-boot it easily. There were a few icy spots on the up below GB, but nothing bad. Lots of trees on the Davis path downed or laden with ice and bent double over the trail. The shortcut that carves off the corner of the Davis Path/ E. Isolation trail was packed as was the so called "Engine Hill" bushwhack. The route of the latter differed from previous years in that instead of picking up and slabbing the contour with little elevation change to the crest of Rocky Branch Ridge, it begins further S. along the Isolation Trail then climbs up, steeply at times, to the ridge crest. |
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 | Name: |
Barefoot Paul |
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 | E-Mail: |
pgagnon999@outlook.cm |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-12-21 |
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 | Link: |
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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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