| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Isolation, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Rocky Branch Trail, bushwhack, Isolation Trail, Davis Path, Isolation Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 9, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot is cleared. Plenty of room. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The uppermost crossing of the Rocky Branch River was easy on ice and snow covered rocks. There were crossings of other small tributaries or drainages. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There was a tree across the Isolation Trail and others on the Davis Path. Both were easy to straddle over. Someone cut some small trees on the Davis path to keep the pathway clear. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw one dog at Mt Isolation. The trail is good for dogs. |
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 | Comments: |
There is a good snowshoe trench from route 16 to the summit of Mt Isolation. There are boot holes especially on the Engine Hill bushwhack. Snowshoers take care not to catch a toe in these holes. It seems like in prior years the Engine Hill bushwhack kept to the contour to meet the Isolation Trail further north. The current bushwhack loses considerable elevation to meet the Isolation Trail. The bushwhack does eliminate three crossings of the Rocky Branch River and it avoids low branches and brush so it is useful. There are short stretches of snowless trail where there is either running or standing water. These spots are rock, water, or ice. Often there are snowshoe by-passes in these sections.
The Davis Path is unbroken south of the Mt Isolation Spur and north of the Isolation Trail / Davis Path junction. The bushwhack from the Isolation Trail to the point south of the aforementioned junction is not broken out.
The views from the Mt Isolation summit were restricted by clouds on the Presidential Range. Good views to the east. |
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 | Name: |
WAUMBEK |
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 | E-Mail: |
WAUMBEK at Roadrunner dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-12-09 |
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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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