| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Hale, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Road, Hale Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 27, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Park in typical winter lot on 302 a few hundred feet from zealand entrance. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Nothing major |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Couple very minor blowdowns |
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 | Comments: |
Got a late start and hit trail around 3pm. Road walk is typical hard mud - no issues. Hale Brook is ice free for about the first mile and then gets patchy ice that is avoidable and then gets more after the Hale Brook (water) crossing . You could take the spike on and off but I didn’t. The ice is soft similar to late season spring ice. No issues gripping with somewhat dull spikes. Insane warm hike. Didn’t even use gloves until maybe 3000 feet when it was getting dark. Basically, felt like late April or May. |
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 | Name: |
Guy W |
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 | E-Mail: |
Guy.wheaton@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-12-27 |
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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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