| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
North Twin Trail, herd path, North Twin Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
At 11:15 AM the lot was full (11 cars) and 16 vehicles were parked along Haystack road. At 6:45 PM, four cars were in the lot and another six on the road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Took the herd path on the way up and avoided the first two crossings. The third and last one was an easy rock-hop. Took the official trail on the way back. The other crossings are also hoppable, but you might end up using slightly submerged rocks. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails in great shape. Thanks to the maintainers. There is one large siamese-trunk blowdown with a herd path around it on North Twin spur I think. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Only saw two dogs. |
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 | Bugs: |
A few. Nothing major. |
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 | Comments: |
A nice day with great views South and West. The trails were primarily dry with some mud (avoidable with care) on North Twin spur. Starting late let me have both the North Twin outlook and South Twin summit to myself for a while. Footing descending the steep portion of North Twin trail was good. I saw other hikers 26 times for a total of 52 people and two dogs. One person was camping about 2.6 miles from the trailhead. Besides him, I only saw one non day-hiker. As far as H20 is concerned, the stream is running 2.5 miles from the trailhead. Then there is a trickle at 3.0 miles. Then there's no more clear water, but some people might be OK with the shallow pools that have formed in muddy bootprints on North Twin spur. |
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 | Name: |
Al S |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-07-29 |
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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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