| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Hale, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Road, Hale Brook Trail, Lend-A-Hand Trail, Twinway, Ethan Pond Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 17, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One waist high blowdown towards the top of Lend a Hand |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
some at Zealand Falls, they'll be here in full force very soon |
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 | Comments: |
Day one of a Hale/Willey Range backpack. Parked at Zealand and walked back to Hale Brook. Good spring conditions on Hale. Water everywhere, bring your filter and carry very little. All the small tributaries that dry up in summer are flowing. Ethan Pond is heaven/hell. Beautiful, smooth, and dry from Twinway to Shoal Pond. Flooded and rocky with rotting bog bridges from Shoal Pond to the tentsite. Did the short spur to Thoreau Falls which is absolutely raging and spectacular right now. Saw no one else on the Ethan Pond trial until arriving at the campsite to two of the first thru hikers to come through of the year. Interestingly, the only snow I saw on the day was in the woods around the Ethan Pond spur trail. |
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 | Name: |
JCB |
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 | E-Mail: |
jcburtt at gmail |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-05-18 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.strava.com/activities/14522433588 |
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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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