| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Garfield, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Road, Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 2, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Road is still closed, but bare and dry |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
At the first crossing we opted to stay on river right and head up to the bridge, although it looked like you could cross if you were willing to step on rocks that had water going over them. We had to do that for the other crossing |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Baxter had no problem with the steep ice, He wasn't too happy on the way down as he was doing a lot of slip, sliding |
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 | Comments: |
The ground is bare and dry and then it gets really muddy. At around 2800 feet the ice starts to appear on the trail. Above 3,000 feet it is a solid skating rink. The small areas of snow on the trail were very frozen, really much more ice than snow. I put Hillsounds (just bought my first pair this week) on at 2900 feet and wore them all the way up and then back down to the same spot. Others on the trail had microspikes and seemed to be doing ok. I really like the Hillsounds except when I was walking on the bare sections between the icy sections. Oh well.. |
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 | Name: |
BAXTERSMOM |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-04-02 |
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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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