| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Hale & Zealand Mountain,NH, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Herd path, North Twin Trail, Fire Warden's Trail, Lend-A-Hand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Zealand Trail, Zealand Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
No cars at the end of Little River road in the morning, two cars at the Zealand winter lot in morning.
When I returned to my car in the afternoon there were 5 cars parked on the right side of the road just after the gate. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
manageable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Lots of water Pemi would have loved it. Zoey had fun! |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Herd path had a significant amount of standing water easy to avoid. NTT was dry and most of the FWT was dry with avoidable mud, put spikes on about a mile and a half before the summit. This was my first time on Lend-A-Hand trail and it did not disappoint, LAH trail started off bare, then there were ice sections from what is left of a disintegrating monorail. After the bog bridges, the trail turned in to a full on stream but it was easy to stay on the shoulder to avoid the water. Twinway was a combinations of corn snow, ice and a choppy monorail with deep postholing. Put hillsounds on before the ladders for the steep icy part. The monorail was firm enough with the cold temps but on my return it was softening up and it slowed me down and bit. More postholes after crossing paths with 2 barebooting. Thanks to B.F. & T.T. for the company to Hale. I had an excellent rest of the day! |
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 | Name: |
Rachel |
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 | E-Mail: |
ball one three one one at yahoo dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-04-20 |
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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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