Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
![Peaks](../icons1/iconmountain.gif) | Peaks |
Galehead Mountain, South Twin Mountain, North Twin Mountain, NH |
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![Trails](../icons1/iconhiker.gif) | Trails: |
Beaver Brook XC ski trails, Gale River Road, Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway, North Twin Spur, North Twin Trail, snowmobile trails |
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![Date of Hike](../icons1/iconcalendar.gif) | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
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![Parking/Access Road Notes](../icons1/iconcar.gif) | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
lots of parking at Beaver XC |
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![Surface Conditions](../icons1/iconlist.gif) | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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![Recommended Equipment](../icons1/iconsnowshoe.gif) | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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![Water Crossing Notes](../icons1/iconwater.gif) | Water Crossing Notes: |
Major crossings were all well bridged; no problems |
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![Trail Maintenance Notes](../icons1/iconsaw.gif) | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
several blow-downs on Beaver XC trail and a few thereafter |
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![Dog-Related Notes](../icons1/icondog.gif) | Dog-Related Notes: |
saw no dogs today -- and no folks until I got to snowmobile trails/roads |
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![Bugs](../icons1/iconfly.gif) | Bugs: |
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![Lost and Found](../icons1/iconquestion.gif) | Lost and Found: |
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![Comments](../icons1/iconcomments.gif) | Comments: |
The route via Beaver XC is obvious; take loop to right; the cut-through is to the R at a bright sign with a left arrow; the snow pack and trails were very firm for first three=to-four miles; nice powder after that, but with a consolidated track; (there was a posted hike Saturday on Garfield Ridge from Gale River to Garfield, but that track appeared well drifted in already); Twinway was substantially drifted, but easy
to follow the track; North Twin Spur was heavily drifted; North Twin was a solid track; someone wearing snowshoes had been up and down ahead of me. I wore snowshoes the entire route and saw very few post-holes. No significant views today, but the woods especially on Galehead and between the Twins were spectacular |
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![Name](../icons1/iconname.gif) | Name: |
Ed MacColl |
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![E-Mail](../icons1/iconemail.gif) | E-Mail: |
edmaccoll@gmail.com |
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![Date Submitted](../icons1/iconcalendar.gif) | Date Submitted: |
2020-03-01 |
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![Link](../icons1/iconlink.gif) | Link: |
https:// |
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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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