| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Little River Road, herd path, Haystack Road, North Twin Trail, North Twin Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 22, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Seven Dwarfs. Paid $10 to park. Place $ in an envelope with your car color, make, model, and license plate number. Leave your itinerary if you’re hiking solo. Drop the envelope in the mailbox next to the front door. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Fully ice bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
An awkward crawl under about 1.2 miles after the water crossing. 6-8” diameter. More snow would make it easier/possible to get over. Two tenths later there’s a large fir tree down with the tip of it crossing the trail about 6 feet up. It is easily ducked under right now. Small diameter. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw one happy pup who came up from Gale River Trail. The route that we took today would be a great dog hike as the water crossings are all bridged. |
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 | Comments: |
Snowshoes went on after the bridge on Little River Road (please don’t wear spikes or snowshoes on the bridge) and stayed on until the same spot on the way back. The trail was broken (as is Fire Warden’s up Hale) and in great shape. Around 4,600’ (very close to the first view on North Twin) the trail was completely blown in so snowshoes are 100% necessary. After the summit of North, we ran into the only other hikers that we saw, 2 people and a dog who came up from the Gale River side. In addition to us, I believe that there is a group of at least three doing a traverse up Gale River and down North Twin. |
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 | Name: |
WanderingSoules |
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 | E-Mail: |
soules@writeme.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-01-22 |
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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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