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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Rickers Knoll, The Twins - South Peak, The Twins - North Peak, Mt. Shaw, NH
Trails
Trails: Forest Road 234, bushwhacks
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, March 2, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: I drove town hall road to its plowed end and gate where it becomes Slippery Brook Road. There is good parking, which seems to be popular for skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Forest road 234/Burnt Knoll Brook Road leaves just after the gate. The road was well packed by considerable snowshoe traffic. A half mile or so up, snowmobile tracks join. The road was snowmobile packed to almost 2,000 feet, which must have made for some remarkable ridding. Where the tracks stopped, I began to bushwhack up to the Rickers/Twins Col. Snow off trail was quite supportive; I was only averaging 3" or so of sinking. From the col, I followed the ridge up to Rickers. I returned in my tracks to a point above the col and went over both Twins and Shaw. Returning to the Shaw/Twins col I slabbed around to meet my tracks and took them down. The woods were open in many places, with some sprucy areas to swim through, but never too thick. The three major highpoints (not s. twin) are recognized.  
Name
Name: zporterColdRiverCampCook 
E-Mail
E-Mail: zap88@tds.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-03-02 
Link
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