| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Galehead Mountain, South Twin Mountain, North Twin Mountain, NH |
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 | 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: |
Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
lots of parking at Beaver XC |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Major crossings were all well bridged; no problems |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
several blow-downs on Beaver XC trail and a few thereafter |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
saw no dogs today -- and no folks until I got to snowmobile trails/roads |
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 | 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: |
Ed MacColl |
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 | E-Mail: |
edmaccoll@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-03-01 |
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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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