| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Isolation, North Isolation (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Rocky Branch, bushwhack, Isolation Trail, Davis Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 28, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Rocky Branch lot is plowed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Some crossings to hop over on Rocky Branch. The ISO Express river crossing is well bridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Davis Path between ISO Express and the Isolation Trail has many, many blowdowns |
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 | Comments: |
Started from the car in snowshoes and kept them on the full hike. We started with the usual route of up Rocky Branch, across Engine Hill, and ISO Express up the drainage. Everything is extremely well broken out, however someone did think skipping snowshoes was a good idea so now there are postholes in various places along the entire route. After we summited Isolation we decided for no good reason to try to reach North Isolation, so we broke trail from where ISO Express comes out up to the Isolation Trail junction, making very bad time and deciding not to keep pushing. We briefly considered attempting the Isolation Trail down, but made it maybe 200 feet before it was decided that was also a terrible idea. So we backtracked along Davis Path and retraced our steps all the way back. |
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 | Name: |
Andrew C |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-02-28 |
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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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