| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Galehead Mountain, Mt. Garfield, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Garfield Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, August 2, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Garfield trailhead parking full at 9:30am, still plenty of road space |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
water levels have come down from earlier summer highs; all crossings were hop-able. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
3 minor blowdowns across Garfield Trail, easily stepped over |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
wouldn't personally try my big dog on Garfield Ridge but a seasoned footsure canine hiker I'm sure has few problems; Garfield Trail out-and-back an excellent 10mi workout for a doggo. met all nice dogs during trip |
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 | Bugs: |
very few! some mosquitos in the wet/lowlying areas but that was it. |
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 | Comments: |
muddiest on this loop was lower Garfield, but it's mostly drying mud. Wouldn't mind seeing Garfield signage improved...it's pretty nonexistent on summit and tbh there's no signage coming from the ridge that actually includes mileage to summit. (Not that you'll miss the summit!) But we did briefly start down the wrong way heading back..thankfully caught it quickly. We were happy with our loop choice to park at Garfield, do the roadwalk first, go up Galehead - gave us the better summit 2nd day plus much prefer going in that direction on Garfield Ridge. Left us w/the easy 5mi out down Garfield Tr. and straight to car on day 2. |
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 | Name: |
sheila |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-08-03 |
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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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