| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Galehead Mountain, South Twin Mountain, North Twin Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Beaver Brook XC ski trail, Gale River Road, Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway, North Twin Spur, North Twin Trail, Haystack Road, herd path, Little River Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Dropped a car at Dwarfs and drove over to Beaver Brook XC lot. Plenty of room today. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Little River is completely open and running as high as one would expect. ET and Kurt went upriver about 100' and found a path to boulder-hop (or leap) across. I tossed on trash bags and waded across the wider pool just upriver. The main channel was a good 24" deep and the current is strong enough for me to warrant keeping two points of contact with the riverbed (so if you are a human, you'll probably want a trekking pole/stick/staff to do this).
For the larger crossing on Gale River Trail we found a decent rock path a bit upriver from the trail. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There are plenty of smaller blowdowns on all these trails but nothing major. |
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 | Comments: |
The trails were surprising good and remained stable all day. WoodsyJess' recent OAB to South Twin covers those trails well so I will just comment on North Twin Trail. There is still a good 36-40" of snow up high with some short sections of narrow elevated monorail. The snow base drops quickly as we descended. Around 3,300' there is a long stretch of trail where the snow is washed out. Below 2,500' there are just patches of ice. |
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 | Name: |
Kyle L, E.T. Fudge & Kurt |
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 | E-Mail: |
kjlanctot g email |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-04-05 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.strava.com/activities/14090090029 |
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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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