| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain, Galehead Mountain, 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: |
Sunday, February 7, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Haystack Road and Gale River Road closed. Room for perhaps half a dozen vehicles at end of Little River Road. Beaver Brook parking plowed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
First two crossings on North Twin Trail bypassed via herd path. All other crossings - North Twin and Gale River Trail - are nicely ice bridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Recent maintenance was done on North Twin Trail, but some blowdowns still remain. Large set of blowdowns near the low point of North Twin Spur - go left, then immediate right, to return to trail. A few minor blowdowns on Twinway near hut. Decent number of blowdowns on Gale River Trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Active snowmobile trail on either end of hike. |
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 | Comments: |
Trails were fairly well packed. Very little ice. Minor scrambles on North Twin Spur were filled in with snow. Drifting near top of North Twin, as well as on North Twin Spur - snowshoes a good idea as a result. Twinway was hardpack - snowshoes or Microspikes were adequate for traction - no ice bulges visible. Some drifting on Frost Trail. Garfield Ridge Trail appears to be broken out beyond Gale River Trail junction. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-02-07 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/northtwinmtn-2010-0207.php |
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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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