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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Garfield, NH
Trails
Trails: Garfield Trail, Garfield Pond Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Monday, September 5, 2011
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: S Gale River Rd is reopened, so trailhead is accessible from both directions. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Easy rock-hops on all water crossings on Garfield Trail. Garfield Pond Trail is very wet where it goes around the pond. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Garfield trail in excellent shape. One blowdown on the 1st switchback, but completely limbed, so easy step-over. FPA Boundary sign is missing near the trailhead. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: zilch 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Did a loop up the Garfield Trail, Garfield Pond Trail, and then Garfield Ridge to the summit. Descended via Garfield Ridge to Garfield Trail.

(abandoned) Garfield Pond Trail is largely followable in this direction, but is much like a bushwack in some sections. Very wet near the pond (but I think I was closer to the pond than the trail should have been in some sections).

Garfield summit was pretty well socked in.  
Name
Name: Jeff Carter 
E-Mail
E-Mail: jeffc@apeirogon.org 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2011-09-09 
Link
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