| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Hale, Zealand Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Road, Hale Brook Trail, Lend-a-Hand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Zealand Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, December 23, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Zealand Road Winter Lot off Route 302. Zealand Road has snow mobile and X-Country ski tracks but no definite snow shoe tracks. Tons of snow on the road! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easy |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
If packed I wouldn't see any problems for the doggy's! |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
There were snowshoes below the hut where that wood platform is near the pond on the side of the trail but I don't if they belonged to the caretaker. |
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 | Comments: |
Hale Brook Trail had fresh fluffy snow from 8 inches to a foot plus with higher drifts covering a solid base underneath in most spots. Snow depths increased alot above 3,700 feet, some 2 foot plus drifts on Lend-a-Hand. Hopefully with not much snow falling today it's still pretty broken out but don't know for sure because of wind filling in tracks but should be decent from yesterdays group that broke it and then me.
Twinway is broken out very good to Zealand summit spur. Twinway past spur towards Guyout had no recent use as of 2pm Thursday, so expect so slow going and snow drifts.
Zealand Trail had choppy bare boot tracks but should be improved after I hiked over them. |
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 | Name: |
Chris |
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 | E-Mail: |
cdailey@hpearce.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-12-23 |
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 | Link: |
 https://dailey7779.blogspot.com/2010/12/hale-zealand-28-29.html |
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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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