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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks North Twin Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Herd path, North Twin Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, March 21, 2015
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parking at the end of Little River Road is well plowed. Unmarked trail (approx. 0.8 mile) to summer trailhead at end of Haystack Road starts from west side of bridge over Little River. Haystack Road closed for winter.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: all snow bridged except one gully stream on North Twin Trail 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: No blowdown barriers. Some evergreen branches sticking out over monorail at chest/face height due to snow depth above 3,000'. Height of land at North Twin summit hard to identify due to deep drifted snow. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: dogs might be post holing above 3000' 
Bugs
Bugs: None 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: None 
 
Comments
Comments: Bare booted up to summit on packed monorail; post holing only an issue if you step off the monorail trench. Used snowshoes for most of the descent, until clumped up by sticky snow below 2,500'. Little River & stream crossings - snow bridges still solid. Accompanied by my caretakers Elizabeth & Abigail who carried all the food, water, and gear and tended to my 69 year-old spastic muscles with Gatorade, banana, rest, and especially moral support. Feel free to email advice to avoid cramps.  
Name
Name: Jeff Maynard 
E-Mail
E-Mail: jeffemaynard@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2015-03-22 
Link
Link: https:// 
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