| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain, Galehead Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Herd path, Haystack Road, North Twin Trail, North Twin Spur, Twinway, Frost Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Gale River Trail, Gale River Road, Beaver Brook XC ski trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 15, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Beaver Brook and Seven Dwarfs. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Little River still well bridged. Crossing on Gale River still bridged. Only the brook near the GaleRiver parking lot was open. Temps were below freezing today so bridges were solid. Warm weather will change that. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Many blowdowns on most trails |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw a couple. Hard snow helped them |
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 | Comments: |
Cold Temps froze snow over night. Lower elevations are hard packed and icy in places. Higher elevations still lots of snow. We used spikes til the Little River Crossing than switched to snow shoes. Trails were choppy so snowshoes were helpful plus televators were good. Stayed in snowshoes til descending Galehead. Switched to spikes for the way out. Bottom of Galeriver was getting boney with some bare ground. If temps stay cold good conditions will continue but warm weather will undermine snow. Road walk out we took off spikes due to bare ground. Great conditions to enjoy a Blue Bird Day. |
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 | Name: |
Jeb Bradley |
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 | E-Mail: |
jebebrad@metrocast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-03-15 |
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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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