| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Hale, NH |
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 | Trails: |
North Twin Trail, Fire Warden's Trail, herd paths |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 12, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Little River road was nicely plowed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Comments: |
Very well traveled, well packed out trail from Little River rd. parking to N. Twin trail, to Fire Warden's trail and all the way up until just below the summit of Mt. Hale where only one skier had chosen to summit by the looks of the unpacked snow. The trail seemed amazingly well kept up with! Most of us opted for snowshoes right out of the parking lot, but Marcus dropped out of his just before the warden's trail due to a sore groin area. He made it up with micro spikes and a few post holes until we hit the softer, unpacked, snow just below the summit where he had to put the shoes back on, or risk being swallowed whole by the spruce traps! On the summit of Mt. Hale I walked over to Lend-A-Hand trail that didn't appear to be broken out. I also checked out the Hale Brook trailhead from the summit and that looked like it was well traveled. I didn't venture down onto either trails so my observation is from the summit only. |
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 | Name: |
Peesalot |
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 | E-Mail: |
Laurie Maynard at Gmail dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-02-13 |
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 | Link: |
 https://lauriemaynard.smugmug.com/HikingandBackpacking/Mt-Hale-via-Firewardens-trail/15813685_Ea245#1185615253_syYJb |
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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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