| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Hale, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Little River Road, snowmobile trail, Haystack Road, North Twin Trail, Fire Wardens Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Seven Dwarves, across the road from the front door, leaving $10 under the windshield wiper. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All water crossings were rock hoppable, and no sections where seep water could not be avoided. So snowshoes stayed dry and icy snow free. |
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 | Comments: |
Rick D. and I wore snowshoes round trip from the bridge to the summit of Hale (remember, no traction on the bridge per the owner's request). Minimal trail breaking was required from the car to the Fire Warden trail, but there was only a trace of a trench (but no signs of bare booting) on the Fire Warden trail, so we broke trail through 6-10" of new snow (which we did not find that light and fluffy, as some have reported) to the summit of Hale. There is now a good snowshoe track from the bridge to the summit of Hale, which hopefully will be of some use to hikers even after the new snow coming in tonight and tomorrow. Other than a solo hiker in snowshoes passing us on the snowmobile track, on his way to N. Twin, we saw no other hikers today. The gate to the snowmobile trail from the N. Twin rd to the bridge driveway was closed, but there was a packed snowmobile track on the N. Twin rd. |
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 | Name: |
RonK |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-01-25 |
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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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