| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Hale, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Herd path, Haystack Road, North Twin Trail, herd path, Fire Warden's Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 15, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed parking at the end of Little River Road in Bethlehem. I was the only person there all day. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
One small drainage after the first switchback on the FWT is bare and kind of awkward on snowshoes. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
All trails in good shape. One awkward blowdown (if you are tall) on the FWT near the Mt. Washington viewpoint. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sure. |
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 | Bugs: |
Nope. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing. |
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 | Comments: |
A good day for my annual trek to the birch glades on the FWT. I love this route in winter! Very pretty in there today. Not too much to add to hikemtns' report from Wednesday. Thanks for breaking it out! A bit of new snow fell since then. I wore spikes to the NTT trailhead, then switched to snowshoes for the rest of the day. This could have been done in spikes the whole way, but I kept the shoes on to pack down the trail more. They were more useful up high where there is more snow, maybe 8" or so. Neither Hale Brook nor Lend-A-Hand Trails were broken out. Not too cold and just a slight whisper of wind. It was very, very quiet out there. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-01-15 |
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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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