| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Twin Mountain, Mt. Bond, Bondcliff, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Twinway, Bondcliff Trail, Lincoln Woods Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, September 19, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of room at gale river on Friday; Lincoln woods was full when I arrived at 7 PM. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Gale River - easy rockhop; Bondcliff - upper crossing all dry, 2 lower crossing easy rock hops |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Gale River Trail - two new blowdowns on the relocated sections with short herd paths around; Bondcliff - usual collection of blowdowns most old a few new - easy stepovers with one duckunder; Trail maintainer cut down trees to create a viewpoint on Garfield ridge trail about .3 miles from hut - trail now has a new trail maintainer! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Didn't see any on the trails today - canines will need an assist on the ledge below bondcliff - after galehead hut trail was dry other than a few seeps on triwnway and water at guyot tentsite - beyond this you'll have to wait until 3 miles below summit of bondcliff (upper crossing is dry right now) |
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 | Bugs: |
Free and clear until bondcliff summit where the flies decided to come out. |
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 | Comments: |
An epic day out across the bonds - as always the best hike in the whites - up to the hut and then out over south twin and the bonds the next day - AMC offer a great shuttle service between these 2 trailheads. Sunny skies thought the humidity made it a bit hazy until later in the day but still great views all around. Usual mud on gale river on the relocated section as well as the usual mud on bondcliff so boots will get dirty - other than that trails in great shape. The busiest I've seen these trails - must have seen 100 people heading up or down the bonds or out towards zealand. |
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 | Name: |
Brian from Maine |
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 | E-Mail: |
brobert1@maine.rr.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-09-19 |
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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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