| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Galehead Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Beaver Brook XC ski trail, Gale River Road, Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 12, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Beaver Brook USFS wayside. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossings well bridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
As noted in prior reports, a small number of blowdowns on all three trails, some duck under, some step over, all manageable at current snow levels. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No dogs seen today. |
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 | Bugs: |
No bugs seen today. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Yes and yes, thank you, John! |
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 | Comments: |
Surprised at how shallow the snowpack is on the lower part of the Gale River Trail. It's bony! A little bit of exposed ice, and I think just one area of open water. I barebooted to about 3200 feet, and then put on snowshoes. Occasional bony areas all the way up, even on the Frost Trail. There is now a good snowshoe track from the hut to the top of Galehead, and an okay snowshoe track from the hut down to about 2700 feet (where things were so bony I switched from snowshoes to spikes on the descent). It looked like one set of fresh tracks on the Garfield Ridge Trail from Garfield to the Gale River Trail. As of early afternoon, the old track up the Twinway to South Twin was blown in. Nice to meet J, K, and P. |
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 | Name: |
PeterC |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-01-12 |
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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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