| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North, twin, south twin, Galehead, NH |
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 | Trails: |
North twin Trail, North Twin spur, twinway, frost trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Gale River Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, April 24, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
I parked across from the entrance to Gale Loop Road in a parking lot, and used grasshopper shuttles to bring me a little past seven dwarfs Motel |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The Little River crossing to North twin is still pretty bad even though it hasn’t rained in a week. I covered my boots and waterproof booties that went up to my knee, and luckily, they were high enough when I had to submerge at least three steps in the water. Even still, I had to go a little higher up to find a suitable crossing. The crossings on Gale River were all easily rock ho. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Most of the blow downs are on Gale River Trail |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
One beautiful golden retriever |
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 | Bugs: |
Not yet! |
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 | Comments: |
Going up north twin, the snow starts around 3200 feet, but becomes more consistent around 3400 feet. I didn’t need to put on my micro spikes until just below 4000 feet. See my comment above about the water crossing: the Pemi river gauge said 750 for its water discharge, and I still needed to go Shin deep with three steps between rocks. I would wait for the discharge to get to around 500 if I didn’t have waterproof boot covers. The monorail is sometimes good, and sometimes a long Toblerone shape with very little to step on. Just before the north twin Summit, the branches will try to push you off of this teetering pyramid, which is a less than fun game, but the conditions between the twins are excellent and going down from South twin towards Gale head was great. The area around the hut is bare, but the way up to Galehead still has plenty of snow. There’s quite a lot of standing water on the flat section of Gale River Trail. My tracks were the first ones going up to north twin coming from seven dwarfs hotel. Met about five people once I came down from Galehead. One person spent the night at 13 Falls Campground, and told me there was bear activity down there. Happy spring!
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 | Name: |
Summitsofglory |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-04-24 |
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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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