| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain, Galehead Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
North Twin Trail, North Twin Spur, Twinway, Frost Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Gale River Trail, Gale River Road, herd paths |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 19, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Haystack Road and Gale River Road closed. Parking at Little River Road and Beaver Brook XC Ski lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water level not a problem. High snow banks required some care to negotiate. Snow bridges gone over the main crossings |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
BD on No Twin above 3000', easy to negotiate |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a purple screw-top aluminum bottle in col between S and N Twin |
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 | Comments: |
4 hrs to No Twin, another 1 hr to So., 1 more to hut. Gale R trail snow soft, postholed on occasion despite snowshoes. No crampons or microspikes necessary.
Herd path around lower 2 crossings on No Twin well-broken. Some to and fro-ing just below No Twin summit. Trail thru col well-broken. Gale R down low eroded and required imagination to follow. |
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 | Name: |
DocRoss |
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 | E-Mail: |
davidross2243@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-03-20 |
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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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