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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Garfield, NH
Trails
Trails: Gale River Road, Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, January 13, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Half dozen mostly 4WD cars in the roughly plowed lot; I parked my little front wheel drive car on the shoulder of Rt 3 with 4-5 others, which was closer to bare pavement and plenty wide.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable) 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Mostly not an issue; one ice bridge was a bit rotten, but small enough to easily cross with a little care.  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: The trail easily skirted around a couple big blow downs; nothing else troublesome.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Didn’t see any.  
Bugs
Bugs: Nope  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: One black glove at the info board at the trail head.  
 
Comments
Comments: An incredible day - blue blue skies and virtually no wind; easy to hang out on top and bask in the sun and the view. Trail was in great shape but the dozen or so folks I saw were all using snowshoes which are still needed to preserve the trail. But it is very clear and well packed down.  
Name
Name: Paul McP 
E-Mail
E-Mail: paul.e.mcpartland@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-01-14 
Link
Link: https:// 
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