Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Garfield, NH |
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| Trails: |
Gale River Road, Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Slush |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Water levels low, the few crossings are rock hoppable and/or still snow bridged, but barely. Another warm day or two and the snow bridges will be gone. |
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| Lost and Found: |
Found a microspike and a hand warmer packet on the trail around 3500'. I packed both out. The spike is now hanging on the gate at the beginning of Gale River Loop, and I discarded the hand warmer. |
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| Comments: |
Nice bluesky day for this hike. Bareboot til about 3500' then snowshoes. Kept the snowshoes on to the summit and back to the same spot, then bareboot again. Trails (including roadwalk) had a few inches of fresh snow which was loose/unconsolidated. With the warm temps today (summit was 32 deg F at noon, 49 deg F back at the parking lot at 2pm) the snow was pretty soft and balling was definitely an issue with snowshoes. The "tiny ridge" at the start of the hike (first 1/4 mile after the trailhead) was very thin cover of snow and essentially grey slush for most of the way. After the water crossings, snow coverage was fine but again with the newest snow being quite soft over the packed base. Saw 5 other hikers, one with snowshoes, other four with micros. |
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| Name: |
Eric H |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-03-16 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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