| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Zealand, South Twin, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zeacliff, Twinway |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 16, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water overflowing onto trail - recommend waterproof shoes or boots |
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 | Comments: |
Trail was incredibly wet and muddy, especially before 4000 ft, multiple streams overflowed onto trail creating a wetter mess. Zealand to Guyot had slushy, postholing, slippery ice that I am unsure any traction would help much with (I did put on spikes at one point but I don't think it helped much) after guyot heading to south twin for about 0.2 miles there was significant snow still - postholing and not a real stable monorail with no work arounds (almost turned back at this point) but after it was a mix of slushy snow and wet muddy trail - it is possible to go around it at points but it did slow down my journey. would recommend poles and gators unfortunately (parts of winter still holding on). The monorail above 4000 ft is unstable and at points I had to straddle as it is still very high - hadto walk in other people's postholes for stability |
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 | Name: |
Regan |
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 | E-Mail: |
Regan_perri@hotmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-05-16 |
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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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