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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Isolation, NH
Trails
Trails: Rocky Branch Trail, Isolation Trail, Davis Path, Isolation Spur, bushwhacks
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, March 24, 2012
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Our three cars were the only ones there. Plenty of parking.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Crossings are no longer snowbridged. Crossings #2, #3 and #4 are all doable by rock hopping with the occasional need to put your foot on a submerged rock.  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Section of blowdowns on Isolation Trail after the last crossing. You just have to go under, over, etc.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: We temporarily had abundant sunshine once we reached the summit. No wind! Rocky Branch was bare until about 2,900 feet where we started to run into snow patches and then the monorail. We barebooted the whole day. The bushwhack track [starts with a T marked on a tree on the height of land] can barely be seen ~ it's really a monorail. We decided to just to take a compass bearing and bushwhack because the monorail has melted in spots. We missed the glades on the way in but got it right on the way back. If you are planning to do the Engine Hill Bushwhack, don't expect to find a track to follow. Monorails are becoming unstable fast.  
Name
Name: RollingRock 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2012-03-25 
Link
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