| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Little River Road, herd path, Haystack Road, North Twin Trail, North Twin Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 19, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Seven Dwarfs and left my $10 donation with a note on the windshield (in a small Ziploc as it was misting). I was the only person there to start and end |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
I followed the bushwack along the east side of Little River so I only had to cross once. Tributaries and final Little River crossing were fine, but take caution on Little River with the warmer temps on Friday. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some fall trees/branches that required small walk-arounds, but nothing major |
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 | Comments: |
Great day to get my March Twins. Saw zero people all day. Parked at Seven Dwarfs ($10 donation on the windshield), walked down Little River Road and crossed the wooden bridges. The approved herd path is on the left just past telephone pole 335A2 3. I stayed on the east side of the river via the bushwack so I only had to cross Little River once. Trail was mostly stable with an inch or two of snow. I was able to bareboot until about 1.5 miles below the summit of North Twin. I put microspikes on at that time and it was sufficient. There is drifted/unconsolidated snow between North and South Twin - snowshoes would have been good here but I wasn't postholing and was still fine in my spikes. There was hard ice and bare rock on South Twin - still fine in microspikes. |
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 | Name: |
KT Soukup |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-03-20 |
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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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