| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Isolation, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Rocky Branch Trail, bushwhacks, Isolation Trail, Davis Path, Isolation Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 31, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The crossing on ISO Express bushwhack is an easy rock hop. Bare boots on the way up, spikes on the way down. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Large diameter tree to climb over within a tenth or two of the trailhead. |
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 | Comments: |
Bare booted all the way to the summit spur today. We took both ‘shwacks and they were wet, as expected. We followed the footsteps of a few people on Engine Hill and that was a mistake. The beginning was correct, but then they swung too far left and dropped down into a very wet area. We slogged through it following their tracks, but set a much higher route on the way back that followed one of our good gps tracks. The snow on Engine Hill varied from a dusting to two feet. Snow shoes would have been nice in a few very short sections, but are definitely not needed. ISO Express appeared less travelled and we saw evidence of two prior tracks. We might have been off a little bit (I definitely was) before hitting the view rock, but all the tracks eventually came together. Yesterday’s snow made for a grippy layer atop any ice, so the summit spur was the best that I’ve seen. I donned my extremely dull rock spikes to climb the summit spur and kept them on until pretty close to the car mostly due to laziness. |
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 | Name: |
WanderingSoules |
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 | E-Mail: |
soules@writeme.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-12-31 |
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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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