Mt. Garfield, Galehead Mountain, South Twin Mountain, North Twin Mountain - Gale River Road, Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway, North Twin Spur, Gale River Trail - 12-21-2024

Hiking Trail Conditions Report
	Peaks	Mt. Garfield, Galehead Mountain, South Twin Mountain, North Twin Mountain, NH

	Trails:	Gale River Road, Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway, North Twin Spur, Gale River Trail

	Date of Hike:	Saturday, December 21, 2024

	Parking/Access Road Notes:	Garfield winter lot on Rte 3 easy to get in and out of.

	Surface Conditions:	Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky

	Recommended Equipment:	Snowshoes, Light Traction

	Water Crossing Notes:	All crossings on Mount Garfield & Gale River Trails could be easily rockhopped.

	Trail Maintenance Notes:	Single blowdowns on Frost, Twinway, and North Tein sour that could be easily walked around. Dozens of blowdowns on Garfield Ridge Trail between Garfield and Gale River Trails. All could be easily avoided except 2 50 yards from Gale River Trail that needed to be climbs over.

	Dog-Related Notes:

	Bugs:

	Lost and Found:


	Comments:	I put on spikes at 3600’ up Mount Garfield Trail. Had o brought rock spikes I would have put them on once I hit the trail. I wore snowshoes starting at the unbroken section of Garfield Ridge & Mount Garfield Trails and kept them on until 2600’ heading down Gale River Trail. Saw someone in spikes near South Twin summit and he’d left some postholes on Twinway.

	Name:	ABomb

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	Date Submitted:	2024-12-21

	Link:	https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/afternoon-hike-at-mount-garfield-trail-5a0c828?sh=adrian-beck-oliver&utm_campaign=memory&unfurl=false&showMemory=true
		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.