| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Isolation, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Rocky Branch Trail, bushwhack, Isolation Trail, Davis Path, Isolation Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 9, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty. Large lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
1 after Bushwack, easily done |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some blow downs, but all easily climbed over/ducked under/walk around. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None today, Just a Moose!! :) |
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 | Bugs: |
0 |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Just my knees/calves ever looking nice again due to a few slips and falls, LOL!!! |
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 | Comments: |
Rocky Branch, Engine Hill Bushwack, Isolation Trail
What a day! 8 hours, 5 just to summit (and I'm a fast hiker but, first time following a bushwhack and I was alone). A wild mix of ALL the weather today. Very wet trail. Bare boots for quite a long time at beginning, then microspikes, and then bare boots again because the snow was SUPER sticky. Snowshoes may have been useful for a couple small portions. But not bad enough for me to regret not bringing them. Bushwhack still 90% easily followed (???), but also didn't look like anyone had been on trail in a week or so. Everything was very wet by the end and return to my car. Plenty of postholing when I got off trail a time or two, so just off the monorail it is getting very soft and snow still deep. Finally saw one other hiker, 5 minutes after summiting. We hiked out together which was a blessing! In the end, a very accomplished feeling hike! |
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 | Name: |
KerriBeth |
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 | E-Mail: |
kerribeth037@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-04-11 |
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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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