| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Isolation, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Rocky Branch Trail, bushwhack, Isolation Trail, Davis Path, Isolation Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Three of them; first, and largest, had solid bridge. Second partially collapsed on our return; third (highest) bridged, but a little soft. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Lots of blowdowns after the EH bushwhack, as usual. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Ours were all fine |
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 | Comments: |
A group of seven of us broke out the trail from parking lot to summit on 1/1/20. All wore snowshoes the entire time. Our biggest off-trail mishap was right below the tent site--stay to the left here and you'll be fine.
Engine Hill bushwhack was fairly easy and uneventful. Kept it out of the muck and tried to avoid unnecessary ups & downs.
Probably wise to rock the snowshoes on this one for a while, or at least until a thaw/re-freeze. Even with seven of us doing the out-and-back in snowshoes, it's still soft and bare-booting it would be a pretty miserable experience. There's a foot of snow down low and multiple feet at elevation. |
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 | Name: |
Nate |
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 | E-Mail: |
npweeks@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-01-03 |
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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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