| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Galehead Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Beaver Brook XC ski trails, Gale River Road, Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 28, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Beaver Brook XC ski trails. Easy 1.2 miles to Gale River TH from there. Gary Moody Memorial Outhouse is currently locked. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Per the last TC report for Galehead, the new improved, official trail no longer crosses Gale River. If you come to a BIG river crossing, you have missed the trail relocation. (See comments.) You DO have to cross Garfield Stream and a couple of smaller ones. Garfield Stream was a wet rock hop but not terribly high today. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Flicked about 300 branches off the trail and did some hydro-engineering on the way out. There are maybe a half dozen blowdowns on Gale River Trail. Frost Trail could use a trim. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a rather nice piece of jewelry... email me at muddylegs2004 at yahoo.com if you think it might be yours. |
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 | Comments: |
Galehead, just Galehead...
Bare boots to about 2400 feet, snowshoes from there because they make life SO much easier right now. Hard to believe Galehead Hut will be opening in a week. Still a ton of snow up there!
Ascending, the relocated trail section, a hard righthand turn, is easy to miss with current snow level. Previously there was a sign explaining "what's happening here," but the lower sign is gone. (Upper one is still there, and the relo is much more obvious descending.) I threw some more branches across the old trail at the lower relo junction. There is a single blue blaze at this spot. Should be a double.
Trout lilies are getting ready to open, finally! |
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 | Name: |
Snowflea |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-04-28 |
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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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