| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Slide Peak, North Isolation, Mt. Isolation, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Glen Boulder Trail, Davis Path, Isolation Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, May 27, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Glen Ellis Falls/Glen Boulder Trail share a parking lot. It is a USFS fee lot, and it has many deep potholes to drive around. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy little streams on Glen Boulder Trail, but there is a lot of water flowing. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Upper Glen Boulder Trail needs extensive brushing. Quite a few blowdowns on both Glen Boulder Trail and, especially, Davis Path. There was hands-and-knees crawling happening. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Upper reaches of Glen Boulder Trail still hold a ton of snow in the trees. I barebooted and had pretty good luck with not sinking. Branches in face still. Snow softened up some on my descent later. A bit of route finding here. Above treeline sections snow free.
On Davis Path from treeline to Isolation Trail (West), I wore snowshoes and was happy I’d schlepped them all the way up there. However, I was the minority: 3 others today did okay sans snowshoes. But it was nice to not worry whether/when I’d sink in up to my thighs. Snow level is anywhere from nonexistent to 4 feet deep in spots. Some navigation definitely required here.
Once on “the regular route†to Iso, trail is straight forward albeit full of rotting snow, rotting bog bridges, and muddy puddles.
I turned around and went back the way I came. 5000 total vert for a 4003 foot mountain. :D |
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 | Name: |
Snowflea |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-05-27 |
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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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