| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Isolation, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Rocky Branch Trail, Stairs Col Trail, Davis Path, Isolation Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, May 17, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
You can't park at the end of Jericho/Jenks Hill Rd. The road is blocked off by a gate but there is a widened area before it so you can park there. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossings were rock hopped with minimal deviation from the trail. Wading wouldn't be bad; the water level isn't too high. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Quite a bit of downed trees and the trail has been completely wiped out by the river in certain areas. |
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 | Bugs: |
Insects are starting to come but none that bight. |
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 | Comments: |
The road closure, due to some serious erosion, adds a little less than two miles to the trip. The bridge is destroyed to go over the river right after the end of the road so if you can't hop onto it you will need to cross the river right from the start. We did a loop camping at Stairs Mtn. and Rocky Branch Shelter #2 (although we never found the shelter). The trail is in good condition up to and a little past Stairs Mtn. but, at some point during Davis path there starts to be significant snow and areas with lots of downed trees. On Isolation trail there is mostly stable monorail with sections of unstable monorail. On both Isolation trail and Rocky Branch trail there are areas that have been completely wiped out by the river. The combination of sections with densely packed with downed trees, areas with significant snow, and sections of trail wiped out by the river makes this hike challenging navigation wise. I would not recommend this hike to anyone who does not have a GPS or GPS watch with the trail downloaded on it. My GPS watch was used multiple times to find the trail and make sure we were going in the right direction. |
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 | Name: |
B.H. |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-05-18 |
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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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