| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Hale, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Road, Hale Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Winter Zealand lot barely has any snow after today’s melt. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The only big 2 were completely buried, so I was able to walk right over. Tested carefully before each step, however. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Pretty good shape. One of 2 things I had to duck under thigh not by much. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None seem |
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 | Bugs: |
One poor little guy on the road and LOTS of snow fleas on the road. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
A glove and a yak track on the kiosk at the trailhead. |
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 | Comments: |
One set of snowshoe prints from the road up to sugarloaf with several yards of snow mobile tracks just after that and the rest was completely unbroken by man or machine. Snowshoes the whole time was a must for me. I was solo and turned around probably three times, but decided to keep going each time. Not a fan of the severely eroded section just before the second water crossing and switch backs, but took my time, dug in well and didn’t slide too much. The rest of the trail was a pain with a few deep drifts, but I made it! The initial half was pretty good with an obvious trough where the trail had been broken before. Some balling under my shoes as the temps were making it a little sticky, but that ended after the first crossing. Saw no one from start to finish, but the person that went to sugarloaf had gone back out by the time a came down. Also some bare boot prints on the last half mile of the road. Seriously large rabbit prints all day. Just me out there and a lot of unconsolidated snow, so the snowshoes will be necessary for a while. |
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 | Name: |
Monkey |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-03-01 |
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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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