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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Garfield, NH
Trails
Trails: Gale River Road, Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Monday, December 23, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Gale River Rd closed, park at the gate area off of Rt 3 and then it’s a quick 1.2 miles to the trailhead  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Water crossings down low are easy to get across with some care, mostly bridged with ice and rocks where it hasn’t frozen over completely yet 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Great day to be out with no winds to speak of until the summit. Garfield Trail is pleasant and moderate the entire way: barebooted for most of it but put on Hillsounds for the last steep bit to the summit at the intersection with Garfield Ridge Tr/the AT. Weren’t totally necessary but I appreciated having the extra traction on the way down. Plenty of areas where there was ice hidden by a bit of snow, so light traction makes for a quicker descent. Snowshoes weren’t necessary at any point so they went for a ride. Was originally planning on heading over to Galehead as well but Garfield Ridge in between wasn’t broken out and with the very early sunset I just went back the way I came (snowshoes definitely necessary for that part of the trail)
 
Name
Name: Tori M 
E-Mail
E-Mail: torimaffeo@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-12-24 
Link
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