| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Little River Road, snowmobile trail, Haystack Road, North Twin Trail, North Twin Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 7, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Seven Dwarfs, left my $10 offering in an envelope on my car. Plenty of room. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Most still bridged, som looking a little worse for wear/warming. Main crossing on Little River is still solid. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Bit of blow down and bent trees along the way, nothing major. Trail gets very faint near the final pitch up North Twin w/ some drifting. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Happy husky all the way, met one other happy dog on the way down. Plenty of access to running water along the way. |
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 | Comments: |
For others doing this route for the first time, the winter approach might be a little confusing: park at Seven Dwarfs, head S on Little River Road. Right before it comes to an end, take a R across the bridge on the private driveway. The maps would have you pick up the trail on the L immediately after the bridge -- but that trail is under new ownership and closed. Instead, continue a few hundred yards further along the driveway, and you'll see a similar second trail on the L.
Solid monorail all the way to 4,000 feet; there things got a little soft w/ drifting snow, but still solid cover underneath. Still no ice, but the steep pitches get challenging. The saddle between N and S Twin is a bit of a postholey mess, but currently frozen solid, so quite doable. One short stretch with significant drifting, but it's literally two strides... |
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 | Name: |
blackmore |
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 | E-Mail: |
lars@ameridane.org |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-03-07 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.strava.com/activities/3162745513 |
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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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