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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: North Twin Trail, North Twin Spur
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, August 26, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of parking along Haystack Rd. arriving at 8:30 on a Saturday. Crowds weren't bad at all either, although this was an excellent hike.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Not paricularly easy but certainly doable with a pair of waterproof boots and hiking poles for good measure.  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Trail is in great shape overall. Couple blowdowns but nothing that couldn't be ducked under or stepped over. We followed the AMC trail all the way.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Saw plenty of dogs out today, mainly 30-50 pounders with good athletic capability. Plenty of steeper scrambles and more technical sections a half mile or so before the summit.  
Bugs
Bugs: Nothing really, couple scatters but nothing to write home about. Breeze up top kept them down altogether.  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Nothing to report.  
 
Comments
Comments: Really amazing hike. Great effort getting up North Twin, but with nice variety to the trail, beautiful woods, and an immensely rewarding view up top.

Hike from N to S was relatively easy, took us ~35 minutes for the 1.3. South twin was more crowded but still not bad. Also, why do people open carry firearms on a hike? Bears? Moose? Grow up, there are kids around. Adult children if you ask me, and I love guns.

We hiked 9am or so till 3:15. Perfect amount of effort for our small group. Would recommend waterproof boots as the trail was considerably muddy in places. Overall great hike.  
Name
Name: Dave 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-08-28 
Link
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