| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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South Twin Mountain, North Twin Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
North Twin Trail, Little River Trail, bushwhack, herd paths, Twinway, North Twin Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, September 5, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
North Twin Trailhead OVERFLOWING - parking all down the road |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
rock-hoppable, but, when rocks were wet the crossings were VERY slippery |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
no major new issues |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
weirdly, I found a blue plastic key ring on the ground (no key on the end) right near some plastic pieces on the ground as I was bushwhacking up to the Twinway |
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 | Comments: |
Bushwhacking/exploring the Little River Valley has been on the to-do list for a LONG time. Finally got to it today. Basically, I tried to follow the Little River Railroad railbed as far as possible (upon which was part of the old/discontinued in the 1950's Little River Trail) up to the Twinway between Guyot and S Twin.
Parts of the Little River had blown out (due to T.S. Irene?) the rail bed as it was close to the river. I would find it for a while, then lose it in a swampy area and then it would disappear into the river. I scoured up the bank to the flat areas far above the river, then came back down to the river to sweep for the trail or rail bed. It was VERY difficult to find, but, I found sections of it. I kept a southerly bearing on the west side of the river. Eventually, the rail bed disappeared completely at the split in the headwaters of the Little River (around 3100'). I couldn't find any trace of the old footpath leading up the headwall so I just took a bearing and headed south. Prior to heading up the headwall found myself in a thick, old, spindly spruce area between the forks of the upper Little River. I tried to follow a skidder road in there but lost it shortly. Saw a few others but they were so overgrown I couldn't use them.
Woods were reasonably open at times but then would have thick fir sections. Around 3800' ran into a LOT of spruce. Lightened up around 4000'. Headwall very steep and spongy ground. I generally kept a little west of the old trail as that's where I found the best woods. Once on the ridge, it took a while to find the trail as I ran into some spruce up there.
From the ridge, I took trails to South Twin, North Twin, and back down to the North Twin Trailhead. Summits were uncomfortably crowded!!! Cigarette smokers :( After the descent I took a nice dip in the Little River near the Trailhead to wash the pine needles off.
Terrific views from the summits but found almost no identifiable artifacts in the valley area. |
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 | Name: |
Becca Munroe |
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 | E-Mail: |
beccahiker@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-09-05 |
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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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