| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Garfield, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Road, Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 4, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot at gate is very icy but manageable. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Both a bit sketchy. Used the snowmobile bridge for the first one. Walked a few feet upstream to cross the 2nd one. |
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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: |
Spikes from car to car. Road walk is icy. First mile of trail is a mix of icy patches and bare frozen ground with more icy patches and packed snow the closer you get to the water crossings. 2nd two miles or so of trail were packed snow and some ice. The snow gets deeper the higher you go but it is pretty packed down so sharp spikes were fine. The ridge had more snow, maybe 8+ inches, but was softly packed. Good spikes were fine all the way to the summit. Today, there was no need for snowshoes. As of noon time GRT was >not< broken out going towards either Galehead or Lafayette. I think there were at least two cars spotted at the Garfield parking area near the closed gate so the section of trail between Garfield and Galehead may have gotten broken out by anyone doing a loop of those peaks today. |
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 | Name: |
thegingerhiker |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-12-04 |
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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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