| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Hale, Zealand Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Road, Hale Brook Trail, Lend-A-Hand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Zealand Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 5, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot on Rt. 302 had plenty of spots. There are orange cones and no parking signs at the entrance of Zealand Road, the car parked there this morning drove right over one of the cones. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues today. Crossings on Hale Brook were bridged and felt mostly solid. The one on Twinway aboove the hut was barely running. This all could change over the next day or two. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Hale Brook Trail had a couple smaller step-overs, another on L-A-H. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
A couple on Zealand Road but none on the trails. Doable hike for dogs that hike. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
There is a pair of eye glasses and a pair of gloves at the Hale Brook Trail kiosk. |
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 | Comments: |
Solo hike over Hale and Zealand from Rt. 302 lot.
Snowshoes all day. I headed up Hale Brook Trail behind another solo hiker in about 4-5" of fresh powder. Lend-A-Hand was unbroken but shortly in I encountered another hiker coming up from the hut which made my day easier. Twinway was well pathed out and an nice snowshoe track.
I crossed paths with about a dozen others and all but one in snowshoes, and a group skiers heading up Zealand Trail to the hut. |
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 | Name: |
Kyle L |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-03-05 |
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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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