| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Hale, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Road, Hale Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 3, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Road closed - it’s a lovely walk to the trailhead. :-) |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Almost snow-bridged, easy to cross. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
n/a |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
n/a |
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 | Bugs: |
n/a |
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 | Lost and Found: |
n/a |
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 | Comments: |
PLEASE WEAR YOUR SNOWSHOES! Hale Brook Trail is soft and unconsolidated and there were some knee/thigh high post holes above 3000 feet. The narrow sideslope section could definitely use some snowshoe love to make it safer.
A couple of booters mucked it up all the way to the summit and they appear to have gone the way of Lend-a-Hand. Saw a mix of bareboot and snowshoe tracks from Fire Warden’s. Saw just boots towards Lend-a-Hand. I wore snowshoes as did one other person about 1/2 hour after me. Someone barebooted and mucked up the starter snowshoe tract for about 6/10ths of a mile from the Hale Brook lot before they turned around. I did my best to smooth it on my way out. I also did my best to hug the up-slope side along the sketchy narrow sideslope section to start a flatish track thru there. Thank you to “Brenda†for helping start a soft track by coming along after me.
Now,,, all you snowshoers get out there and give Hale Brook some more love and put down a solid track. :-) |
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 | Name: |
TheGingerHiker |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-01-03 |
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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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