| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Galehead Mountain, South Twin Mountain, North Twin Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Beaver Brook XC ski trail, Gale River Road, Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway, North Twin Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 4, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
No issues at Beaver/Gale |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Drifts, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rivers are starting to get high, much higher on the way out on the way in. Bridges are rotten or destroyed. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some 8-16" trees along Gale River, waterbars are looking superb! |
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 | Comments: |
It's that time of year with the water crossings, WAY higher than on the way out than on the way in. Completely bewildering day, the trails down low where snow covered on the way in, dry and bare on the way out. Beaver Loop, Gale River Road and the first 1.5 miles of Gale River Trail are pretty much bare, lots of mud and flowing water. From the major crossing 2 miles in, the snow depths start to increase, exponentially. We wore snowshoes for almost all of the day. There where a few bare booters who post holed GRT pretty good. We broke and where the only traffic on the Twinway and N Twin Spur, so that should firm up well. We did go up to Galehead and where post holing in snow shoes, I can only imagine the joy the two bare booters had, I saw some of there work and it was over my trek pole in depth. I'm sure you enjoyed that much.
Snowshoes are absolutely necessary to get to the twins. Don't let the bare trail fool you at the trailhead
Wear your snowshoes. For the love of god. Wear your snowshoes. |
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 | Name: |
The Teal Goat, SideHill & Poptart |
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 | E-Mail: |
sea2thebiscuit@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-04-04 |
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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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