| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Galehead Mountain, Mt. Garfield, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Road, Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Garfield Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Roads to trailheads are closed, but there is some space to park near the start of gale river loop road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossings easily manageable by rock hopping or using ice bridges |
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 | Comments: |
Going up to Galehead was fine using snowshoes but would have been annoying without them (and would have screwed up the trail). Getting from there to Garfield was a different story, but I was expecting this and was prepared. As far as I could tell, no one had been on the trail since any of the snow came. I technically broke out the ~2.5 miles but I am just one person going one direction with one set of snowshoes. This is not a common route for winter, but if you feel like doing these mountains together, be sure to bring snowshoes. I would not have wanted to go down the steep but that’s just below the Garfield Ridge shelter/tent site. Snowshoes were helpful for the higher sections of the Garfield Trail, but microspikes would have sufficed for the lower parts, as the trail is icy with only a centimeter or so of snow cover. |
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 | Name: |
Blueberry |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-01-20 |
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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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