| 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: |
Saturday, December 25, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot was a bit snowy but easily passable with FWD car |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Skis |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Couple of small crossings almost fully bridged, easy enough to cross |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Major blowdown reported previously had been cleared, I cleared a couple of smaller blowdowns further up the trail. A couple of leaners remain, but easy enough to get under them, even with additional snowpack- as long as they don't fall further, they should be fine until spring |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Plenty of paw prints in the snow |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Saw a pair of reading glasses at the HBT kiosk, left them there |
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 | Comments: |
Late night solo hike, started at 10PM and returned to car shortly before 3AM. Didn't see anyone else in my travels, but no surprise there given the time! Bare boots were sufficient for the roadwalk (should have brought my XC skis!) but put on microspikes for HBT- probably could have been ok bare-booting it except in a couple of small stretches where there seemed to be pretty significant ice under the fresh snow. Ended up taking spikes off about halfway down HBT because they kept clumping up and causing more trouble than they were worth- bare booted all the way out with no issues. |
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 | Name: |
Zippy |
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 | E-Mail: |
hikerzippy@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-12-26 |
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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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