| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Hale, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Road, Hale Brook Trail, Firewardens Trail, herd path, North Twin Trail, Haystack Road, herd path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 28, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Dropped at the end of Zealand Road 1 car parked at campground,1 vehicle at winter parking lot diagonal to Zealand Road. Picked up at Little River Road |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
First crossing on Hale Brook Trail rock hoppable, second crossing still ice and snow bridged. The small crossing on N Twin herdpath was flowing pretty good but rock hoppable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One blowdown on HBT at 3600 feet,easy walkunder. On Firewardens Trail a few blowdowns easy stepovers and one ax worthy walk around at about 3500 feet
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None today |
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 | Bugs: |
No |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Perfect day for Mt Hale.Zealand Road while still closed is virtually snow free and the dirt section to Hale Brook Trail is solid. Hale Brook Trail has a postholed but solid monorail at upper elevations. I was able to use micros until the second crossing then snowshoes until about about 2400 feet descending on Firewardens Trail. The side sloping section of HB Trail wasnt bad and at times the path divided into 3 tracks. The Firewardens Trail had much less postholing and monorail/track was in much better shape. Barebooted out to Little River Road |
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 | Name: |
scottb |
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 | E-Mail: |
Mainebeefman@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-03-28 |
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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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