| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Hale, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Road, Hale Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 2, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Zealand Road closed and gated - Zealand US 302 parking lot plowed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Both crossings mostly bridged. A few waterbars still flowing. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Someone's done a lot of recent clean up - a few remain (didn't stop to work on any, as were trying to beat out the storm) |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Lots of snowmobile traffic on two short sections of Zealand Road. |
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 | Comments: |
Zealand Road to Hale Brook Trail was well packed for snowshoe and nordic ski traffic. Hale Brook Trail was a bit beat up with a bunch of postholes, with 1-3" of new powder on top. Trail is now decently packed for snowshoe traffic - some postholes remain, but we were able to fill in a lot of them. Signs of drifting up high. No sign of any snow tower construction on summit. Recent use of Lend-A-Head trail. Attempted to cut off a bit of the trail on the descent and bushwhacked through some logging cuts - didn't save any time, so don't bother to follow those tracks. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-01-02 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/mthale-2010-0102.php |
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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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