Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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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. There is room to park 7-8 cars at end of Little River Road. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Hiked in from Little River Road. Skipped lower river crossings. Upper river crossing was doable. There's a snow ramp down, stepping stones, and fortuitous debris to climb out on.
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| Comments: |
This hike is exactly 14 miles. The snow was very firm and Temps were below freezing at upper elevations making spruce traps and post holing impossible. Shallow powder makes traction excellent.
Trails were easy to follow between Twins. Trail was obvious and blazes plentiful.
Snow conditions changed drasticly down in Gale River Valley. South side of valley was in the shade most of day and was fine, but when I crossed the Gale River to sunny side of the trail postholing started to become a problem. Second river crossing was easy. Trail appeared to be packed better here and postholing not as much of problem.
I'm very glad I took Jeremy's suggestion to do the whole trip rather than doing the Twins as out & back. The whole loop is something special. |
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| Name: |
Jazzbo (Ray Caron) |
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| E-Mail: |
rdcaron@rcn.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-03-20 |
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| Link: |
https://jazzbeaux.smugmug.com/Hiking/Twins/16265490_v7QtJ#1221999065_K25of |
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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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