| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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South Twin Mountain, North Twin Mountain, Galehead Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Road, Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Twinway, North Twin Spur, Frost Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 25, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Beaver XC parking and took the XC trail to Gale River road, first time doing this but it was striaghtforward |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Snow bridges for all crossings |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few trees across Gale River trail, about 4-5in diameter, easy to hop over |
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 | Comments: |
Beautiful day above treeline! Wind and temps were not as cold as anticipated on this blue bird day! Gale River trail up to the hut was well packed, used snowshoes once I reached the steeper sections. Garfield Ridge trail heading over to Garfield was packed ou (I didn’t take this trail but saw at the Gale River intersection). Snowshoes were helpful up to South twin and there was a fair amount of drifting on the trail over to North Twin where snowshoes were the right traction choice. Overall trail conditions were well packed and solid for most of the hike, this could change a lot in the upcoming days with the warm temps though. |
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 | Name: |
Nicole |
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 | E-Mail: |
nptorosian@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-02-26 |
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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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