| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Galehead Mountain, Owl's Head, Mt. Garfield, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Twin Brook Trail, Lincoln Brook Trail, Owl’s Head Path, bushwhack, Franconia Brook Trail, Garfield Trail, Gale River Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, July 12, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Galehead lot holds about 30 cars, it was about half full. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water was pretty low, so no trouble crossing anything today, 24 hours since it rained. Rock hops with boots and poles. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some parts of Franconia Brook looked like people have been going around the deeply eroded areas. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a camouflage hat on Garfield Ridge trail, hung it up on a post at the Galehead hut intersection. |
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 | Comments: |
My first visit to 13 Falls - 26 miles and 7,389 feet of climbing today. After going up the Owl slide, I took a shortcut down from the summit, set a NNW bearing for the height-o-land and went straight there in 38 minutes, saving 1.2 miles and 600 feet of climbing. Surprisingly open woods and good footing, it looked well traveled too. I merged onto an old road about half way down. The section of Lincoln Brook trail this bypasses is the worst part too, I fell on the slippery rocks on the way in. |
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 | Name: |
Carl Gifford |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-07-12 |
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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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