| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Galehead Mountain, South Twin, North Twin, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway, North Twin Spur, North Twin Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 31, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Beaver Brook Picnic area well plowed
Seven Dwarf Motel costs $ 6.00 to park, end of road is plowed out with no "No Parking" signs |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Gale River crossings icebridged, but rather thin
Little River at 3rd crossing is solid ice |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Blowdowns on Gale River Tr. but easy to get around |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
trails well packed under loose 2 to 4" of fresh powder snow. |
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 | Comments: |
Parked at Beaver Brook Picnic area and walked to Gale River Tr. on the XC ski trail and road. No one has recently hiked on this trail. Trail covered by 2 to 4" of powder snow. I barebooted to 1st crossing. Put on microspikes and tried the iced over river without pack, then with pack. The same on the second crossing. I did not think I could cross Gale River with so much water running above the ice, however, the trail crossings were better ice bridged than at any other portion. I am a light person so I think that worked to my advantage. All the trails had been well packed by snowshoers, before a recent snowfall, so with the microspikes I was able to get easily up to Galehead and within 0.2 of a mile of S. Twin, where I changed to snowshoes. I was glad to see snowshoe tracks on S. Twin as I was not looking forward to hike over to N. Twin. I caught up with a solo hiker on the way back to N. Twin. Mike was very gracious when I asked him if he would mind hiking with him down N. Twin trail and to give me a ride back to my car. Mike was very gracious and it was nice to have a hiking partner. N. Twin trail was well packed out and the Little River crossing (3rd) was well iced over. In return for his favor I showed him the true bushwhack back to Little River Road. He had come in from 7 Dwarf Motel on the snowmobile trail and road, which we cut out on our way back. All high peaks were in the clouds. So no view today. |
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 | Name: |
Georg |
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 | E-Mail: |
georg3@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-01-31 |
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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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