North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain - Little River Road, herd path, Haystack Road, North Twin Trail, North Twin Spur, herd path - 3-21-2020

Hiking Trail Conditions Report
	Peaks	North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain, NH

	Trails:	Little River Road, herd path, Haystack Road, North Twin Trail, North Twin Spur, herd path

	Date of Hike:	Saturday, March 21, 2020

	Parking/Access Road Notes:	Parked at the Seven Dwarves Inn and left a $10 donation.

	Surface Conditions:	Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Slush

	Recommended Equipment:	Light Traction, Snowshoes

	Water Crossing Notes:	The snow bridges over Little River are melting fast. There are a few places you can cross, all off trail, but we suspect they will be gone by this week.

	Trail Maintenance Notes:

	Dog-Related Notes:	Saw some a set of paw prints before the river crossings. Woof.

	Bugs:	None.

	Lost and Found:


	Comments:	After parking and walking up the road a bit, we crossed the wooden bridges on our right (sign requests no spikes). We easily found the herd path on our left between telephones posts 335A 2-3 (shout out to KTSoukup for that). On the way up we followed the trail and ended up crossing Little River three times which was not ideal. Snow bridges are melting fast and we had to get creative to find adequate crossings (mostly by moving upstream to cross). Otherwise the trail up was easy to follow and well packed. Mostly ice with granular snow on top after the river crossings. Microspikes would be sufficient all the way to South Twin. By the time we got back down the landscape had completely changed. Mud, slush, and melted snow bridges. We ended up crossing Little River early where there was a solid snow bridge and followed the bushwack trail back on the east side of the river that is part mud-slush part unstable ice/snow monorail. It was our first time to the Twins and WOW what a beautiful view. Can't wait to come back.

	Name:	TKO

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	Date Submitted:	2020-03-21

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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.