| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Galehead Mountain, South Twin Mountain, North Twin Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Road, Gale River Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway, North Twin Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 7, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
all parking areas (at Garfield, Trudeau Rd and Beaver Brook) in fine condition and used today |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
while they are open on Gale River, they are all easily rock-hoppable with care |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
one step over and one duck under on Gale River Trail |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
one dog on the trail hiking the twins--very happy |
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 | Bugs: |
one bug spotted on Gale River Rd |
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 | Lost and Found: |
n/a |
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 | Comments: |
used microspikes until I returned from North Twin; for the South Twin descend back to Galehead Hut I switched to crampons; some very icey sections on that steep trail; no problem with crampons; one other hiker used mountaineering snowshoes and also had no troubles; one hiker was in microspikes and was fine but had to be careful/aka 'hug trees' at times; kept crampons on until end of Gale River trail simply because they were no hindrance and assisted on icey sections, but would not have been needed after the steep section on Gale River trail
no need for snowshoes in terms of snow depth
met lots of nice people today and quite a few conversations were had; beautiful day with perfect hiking temperature and no wind to speak of |
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 | Name: |
M |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-02-07 |
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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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