| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Galehead Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Gale River Loop Road is still open for now. There was no snow accumulation on the road in the morning, but an inch or two had built up by the time I finished. I was the only car in the lot the entire day. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All rock hoppable, though not a ton of margin for error, water levels were pretty high with the active snowfall. No ice on the rocks at lower elevation yet. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails are in good shape |
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 | Comments: |
There was a dusting of snow on trail when I started at ~9:45am, but still plenty of exposed rock, and lots of running water and mud. Snow was actively falling during the my entire hike, looks like around ~2 inches fell at the trailhead between 10am and 2pm, judging by the buildup on my car when I got back. Probably a bit more at higher elevations. Bare booted up to the hut, put spikes on for the climb up and down the Frost Trail, then left them on for part of the descent, until I got sick of knocking off the balled up snow/ice and eventually went back to bare boots. Snowfall had filled in my tracks and started to cover up some of the exposed rock by the time I was heading down, but I never encountered more than a couple of inches of snow depth. No need for snowshoes yet, though that my change with more snow in the forecast.
Beautiful and peaceful day out there. Saw zero other humans the entire hike. |
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 | Name: |
Nick |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-11-12 |
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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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