| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Galehead Mountain, South Twin Mountain, North Twin Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway, North Twin Spur, North Twin Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, July 28, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
North Twin lot was overflowing at 7:30. Gale River lot was perhaps half full shortly thereafter. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All rock hoppable, though on wet rocks on North Twin Trail. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Lots of unmitigated erosion throughout. North Twin Spur is getting very brushy. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Occasional deer flies and mosquitoes down low. |
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 | Comments: |
Gale River Trail was generally dry with some minor mud in the relo mudbog (rare for this not to be a mess). The balance of the trails were mostly dry, though the North Twin Trail is a very loose descent in places due to unmitigated erosion kicking up rocks of all sizes. With the river relatively low, we opted to take the North Twin Trail between crossings 1 and 2, which was much smoother sailing than the bypass herd path.
Hazy, hot, humid day, though the summits had nice, cool breezes. Hut had fantastic blueberry cornbread. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-07-28 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos |
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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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