| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Galehead Mountain, South Twin Mountain, North Twin Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Beaver Brook XC ski trail, Gale River Road, Gale River Trail, bushwhack, Frost Trail, Twinway, North Twin Spur, Garfield Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 21, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Beaver brook, fee is suspended for winter still. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easy. The rock hop over the first crossing was just a little tough in the morning owed to ice on rocks. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few new blowdowns on Gale Rive Tr. and one on the ski trail. |
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 | Comments: |
Initial approach was snow/iceless. Gale Rive trail quickly turned to blue ice monorail followed by full snow cover. All higher up trail were complete snow cover. Snowshoes are a must. From just past the Gale River/GRT junction, I bushwhacked straight up Galehead, finding mainly open woods and supportive snow. The only challenges in the bushwhack was some steep going and a few spruce traps. With supportive snow, this bushwhack saves me a bit of time. I only saw seven other people and no groups bigger than two. |
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 | Name: |
zporterColdRiverCampCook |
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 | E-Mail: |
zap88@tds.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-03-21 |
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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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