| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Hale, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Road, Hale Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, February 17, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Zealand winter parking lot on Route 302. Plenty of room today. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The two crossings of Hale Brook were well snow-and-ice bridged. A few open or almost-open drainages, all easy to cross. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Signage okay; Lend A Hand Trail sign on summit still above the snow. Trail corridor seemed well brushed. Blazing could use some freshening/augmenting/brushing (boughs obscure some blazes). IIRC one or two step-overs and one detoured-around blowdown about 3300 feet. |
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 | Comments: |
Zealand Road had a firm, bare-bootable track, though skiing might have been good on the 1/2 inch of new snow (track is too narrow and irregular for skate-skiing). A soft, but good snowshoe track on Hale Brook Trail. The birch traverse (sidehill below the second brook crossing) was not too bad, though there were a few deep divots. Given the forecast for more snow tomorrow, all this info may change significantly. |
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 | Name: |
PeterC |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-02-17 |
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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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