| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain, Galehead Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Snowmobile trail, Haystack Road, North Twin Trail, North Twin Spur, Twinway, Frost Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Gale River Trail, Beaver Brook XC ski trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, December 13, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at 7 Dwarfs, left $10 on windshield, the usual 7 Dwarfs thing. Beaver Brook a solid sheet of treacherous ice. The biggest danger all day, |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Little River crossing was open and the water was still high. Needed trash bags to cross. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One nasty climb over/crawl under on the N. Twin trail soon after the crossing |
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 | Comments: |
Carried snowshoes but did not use them. Trails are mostly frozen consolidated snow with, down low, stretches of bare ground. In a couple short stretches they would have been helpful especially from the top of the steeps on the N. Twin trail to the summit. Too cold and windy on the ridge to stop and mess with them. N. Twin trail has not seen much traffic consequently it is not as well consolidated as the others. The pleasant surprise was the Twinway. Very little hard ice, rocks essentially all buried. I usually need an hour to get down this trail. Today half that or less.
Thank you Bill C. for a fine day! |
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 | Name: |
old man and the saw |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-12-14 |
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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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