| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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South Twin Mountain, North Twin Mountain, NH |
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North Twin Trail, herd path, bushwhack, Twinway, North Twin Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, June 25, 2010 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Using the bootleg trail along the east side of the Little River, I avoided the first two water crossings. Although the water level was high from overnight rain, the third crossing was doable but quite tricky. |
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 | Comments: |
This was a loop hike which began at the trailhead for the North Twin Trail. Shortly after the third crossing of the Little River, I left the trail and bushwhacked southward along the Little River, and then whacked up the headwall at the end of the valley to intersect the Twinway (at a point just a few tenths of a mile NW of the Twinway/Bondcliff Trail junction). Once on the Twinway, it was a routine on-trail hike to South Twin, then North Twin, and onward from there back to the trailhead.
Here are some more details about conditions for the ON-TRAIL portion of this loop.
A) TWINWAY (from Bondcliff Trail junction to South Twin): The trail was generally in good shape. There were no blowdowns, but there were several muddy sections to pick your way through.
B) NORTH TWIN SPUR TRAIL: Much the same as stated above for the Twinway, i.e. overall the trail is in good shape, except for several muddy sections to pick your way through.
C) NORTH TWIN TRAIL: Using the bootleg trail along the east side of the Little River, I avoided the first two water crossings. Although the water level was high from overnight rain, the third crossing was doable but quite tricky. As anyone knows who reads trail condition reports (or personally experienced it) there are segments of this trail that have become a "little river", especially during or following periods of wet weather. Being a trail maintainer myself, I can truly appreciate the challenge it would be to correct this situation.
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 | Name: |
1HappyHiker |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-06-26 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.viewsfromthetop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36584 |
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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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