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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Hale, NH
Trails
Trails: Hale Brook Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, June 11, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: If the lot is full, people park along the side of Zealand Rd. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: This trail crosses the Hale Brook 3 times. The first crossing is bridged. The other two are accomplished with rock hopping. Even though the brook was running fast, the rock hopping was no problem.  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: A couple of trees trunks to step over, and a couple to duck under.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Saw a few dogs with their people.  
Bugs
Bugs: Not an issue on this day. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Friends and I had set aside this day for hiking, but since the forecast for the day turned to cloudy with rain later in the afternoon, we decided to knock off Hale since there was said to be no views from this mountain in any case. We decided to pair Hale with the nearby North and Middle Sugarloafs though, which are on the 52 With a View list, so that we would get to see something. We initially planned to do Hale first, with the Sugarloafs as a reward. But when the rain forecast moved to earlier in the afternoon, we opted for the reverse. We started Hale at 1:35pm, and summited in an hour and 35 minutes. We spent only 15 minutes at the summit because it was cold and raw and even standing atop the cairn there is nothing to see. We were hoping for something interesting along this trail, but it really is just a walk in dense woods. Although Hale is generally said to be the easiest 4,000 footer because the Hale Brook Trail is only 2.2 or 2.3 miles long, and one can summit pretty quickly, the grade is very steady and there are not a lot of places where it levels out. As a result, our hearts were pumping and we felt our muscles more after doing Hale than we have after doing much longer hikes in taller mountains. On the plus side, because the grade is so steady, when descending the trail there are no undulations where you find yourself climbing up again. And on the other plus side, Hale is now crossed off the list and we never have to do it again!  
Name
Name: KLBS 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-06-13 
Link
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