| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Hale, Zealand Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Little River Road, herd path, Haystack Road, North Twin Trail, Firewardens Trail, Lend-A-hand Trail, Twinway, Zeacliff Spur, Zealand Spur, Zealand Trail, Zealand Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Nice log bridges over the now semi frozen crossings above the hut and on zealand trail |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Bugs: |
N/A |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Shoes at the North Twin trailhead |
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 | Comments: |
Hale and Zealand was a solid, decently lengthy day. Was hoping to add the Bonds but my uphill pace died after 6 miles of wet, sticky mashed potatoes snow from Hale to Zealand with the worst parts being the exposed sections around the viewpoint on Lend-a-hand and those 2 steep pitches from Zeacliff pond spur to the knob above the ladders section. Zeacliff was a brutal climb with the sticky midday snow after hale. Started in spikes from 7 dwarves and swapped to snowshoes at 2500' on Firewardens where it was nice pretty dry snow to the summit of Hale. Here my friend turned around and cleaned up any divots we made at the bottom of Firewardens. Pretty steady diet of this snow for the entire day. Zealand Road was in rough shape also. Left the snowshoes on until the short roadwalk to the winter parking |
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 | Name: |
Heat Lightning |
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 | E-Mail: |
ecs@mountainlogworks.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-02-22 |
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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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