Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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South Sugarloaf, Mt. Hale - Northwest Peak, Mt. Hale, Mt. Hale - East Peak, NH |
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| Trails: |
Bushwhack, Fire Wardens Trail, Hale Brook Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty at Hale Brook, we parked at a random pull of on Zealand Road and took a compass bearing. Zealand Road from the pavement end to Hale Brook is pretty full of potholes, past this it is a speedway |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues on any crossings throughout the trailed, and untrailed, sections of our journey |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The maintainer on Hale Brook has put it a lot of love in the water bars and it shows. |
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| Comments: |
A FINE day was had in Henry's Woods. 11/10 of a day. A hard earned but incredible day. We parked at a random pull off a little over a mile south of Hale Brook Trail and took a bearing to the ridge north of South Sugarloaf. We found some abandoned skid and sno mo trails but they where not really going the direction we needed. Decent wood. We found a great spot to ascend the pesky cliff bands. Great visit to South Sugarloaf. From here we hit every bump along the way, including some lovely ledges. We again found pretty decent going. Popped out on Fire Warden's trail at about the last 90 degree turn. Lunch on the summit. Headed down Hale Brook and side contoured above the switchbacks due east, to East Peak. We initially found good wood, but it does get a lot tighter after a short distance. Nothing too bad, we where spoiled up until this point with amazing lines thanks to nordic_gal. Another great summit, that being East Hale. We again cross contoured out, this time a little bit lower paralelling our entrance track. We found similar results on the way in, tight closer to the peak but more open towards HBT. Nothing of note out back to the car. Wobbly pops while swimming in Zealand River. What a day. Spectacular. |
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| Name: |
The Teal Goat, nordic_gal |
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| E-Mail: |
sea2thebiscuit@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-06-26 |
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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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