| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Hale, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hale Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 25, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Zealand Road open to access Hale Brook Trail Parking lot. At 745 AM just a few spots left at Hale Brook Trail parking lot. When leaving lot at 1145 AM, the lot was full and many cars parked on Zealand road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
2 water crossings both passable by finding rocks to step on, some semi submerged. It helped to have hiking poles. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
few downed trees crossing trails, easy to step over or under |
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 | Bugs: |
No bugs on the way up. On the way down noticed bugs when stopped for breaks. |
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 | Comments: |
Beautiful sunny morning.Trail is wide open and easy to follow. Had 2 relatively easy Brook crossings. At times trail was wet and muddy. Remnants of monorail for a time, but easy enough to step around. Great place to stop at top for snacks/ lunch. Took time to relax and assess whether to continue on to trail heading to Zealand Hut. Decided to do the out and back , returning on Hale Brook trail. Big rock pile at summit. If you climb on top of rock pile and you are tall you can see views of ridge in distance. Better view on way down thru the trees and at the 1st Brook crossing (on way down from summit).
Would recommend hiking boots. We carried microspikes in our back pack but did not need them.
Walking cautiously it was 1.5 hours up and about the same down. A great 1/2 day/morning hike. |
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 | Name: |
DZP |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-05-25 |
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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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