| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Twin Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Little River Road, herd path, Haystack Road, North Twin Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 9, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at the Seven Dwarfs motel. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The ice at the crossing of Little River is still fairly thick and largely intact. A few warm(ish) days could change that though. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A number of blowdowns and leaners across the trail. All are easy to crawl under of step over. |
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 | Comments: |
Intended to hike Hale assuming the crossing over Little River was going to be too treacherous. Turns out the trail crosses at a point where the ice is still plenty solid. Speaking of solid, the trail (up N. Twin) was generally packed down pretty well. Wore spikes up to 3000 feet or so and then switched to snowshoes. The televators came in handy for the steep stuff which was more powdery and less consolidated. At about 4400 feet the steep stuff shifts to a more gradual incline. This stretch was marked by an army of stunted spruce slapping me in the face and dumping snow down my back. The actual summit is buried somewhere under the snow. The views were mostly obscured by clouds and falling snow. The descent, as you'd imagine, was quick and mostly painless. If you need North Twin. Grab it while you still can! |
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 | Name: |
warmsummersun |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-03-10 |
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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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