| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Haystack Road, North Twin Trail, herd path, North Twin Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Seven Dwarfs lot wasn't plowed so parked just inside Haystack Road not blocking gate. 45 minute walk time each way |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water was low but still took extreme caution rocks are ice and slush covered. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails in great shape with a few minor blowdowns near the beginning, a few stepovers and a duck under on the herdpath. At about 4300 feet there is one medium size treetop snapped on trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None |
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 | Bugs: |
Just some evidence of the often reclusive parasitic postholers at upper elevations |
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 | Comments: |
Chilly but beautiful day for the Twins. I was able to use micros until the North Twin Outlook and then snowshoes to South Twin and back until about 3100 feet.Upper elevations of North Twin Trail was postholed as well as the North Twin Spur. There is a nice trac started anyway and hopefully incoming snow fills the voids. There was drifting between North and South Twin and S Twin summit was quite bare. I met no one on the trail and 1 hiker on Haystack Road. |
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 | Name: |
Scottb |
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 | E-Mail: |
Mainebeefman@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-12-16 |
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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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