| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Isolation, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Dry River Trail, Isolation Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 14, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the Dry River lot (roadside), walked to trailhead along 302 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
A lot of water crossings, rock hoppable, reroutes. Washouts are very dangerous, only the river and rocks to stop your fall |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Dry River and Isolation are not maintained. The big bridge is still intact. A lot blow downs |
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 | Comments: |
Dry River trail has severe wash outs and reroutes, a lot of bushwacking but large areas of trail are still present. The wash outs are very dangerous and on the last one I had a a hard fall and 20ft slide. Suffered some bruises but all fine. Bare booted.
Isolation is even less maintained and I was not able to reliably locate it. Bushwacked from Dry River to the summit. Took about 5 hours from trailhead to summit. I thought maybe following Isolation toward Rocky Branch I might find the end of Isolation but was not successful and hiked back up Isolation to the shoulder then bushwacked back down to the Dry River. About 3 mile mistake. I was estatic, euphoric, elated to see the groomed trail and happy hikers at the summit. Bare booted up, snows shoes down.
All in all 12 hour hike. This is a hike for experienced, well equipped, and fittest hikers. Total blast to use trail sense and navigation tools to deduce the direction of the trail.
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 | Name: |
Little Brother |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-12-14 |
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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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