| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Galehead Mountain, Mt. Garfield, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Garfield Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 4, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Gale River Loop was still open and the road was in great condition (no ice). |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Crossings were all hoppable BUT most exposed rocks were icy. We actually donned spikes to get across most of them. It was actually safer to hop on partially submerged rocks, where possible. |
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 | Comments: |
All snow up high has become solid ice after yesterday’s rain. We barebooted up Gale River Trail for about 3.4 miles. It was a lot of careful foot placement. I had good Hillsounds and a pair of beater Kahtoolas with me. Went with the Kahtoolas to start, but the ice was so hard that I ended up going with my better traction almost immediately. Once up on Garfield Ridge, there was a lot of running water still in the trail heading to Galehead. Heading over to Garfield was much drier and fast going with the good spikes. The waterfall section wasn’t bad. We kept the spikes on and hugged the left for most of the way up. Coming down Mt Garfield Trail was less solidly ice than Gale River had been (lots of running water on the trail) so took longer as you had to be careful not to beat up your spikes. I switched back to my beater spikes for this and kept them on a bit too long. |
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 | Name: |
WanderingSoules |
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 | E-Mail: |
soules@writeme.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-12-04 |
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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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