| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Galehead Hut, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, May 23, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Only one in the parking lot this morning at 7:45. One other car when I left. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossings on the Gale River trail were high. Had to cross on some submerged rocks. The water appears to rising, as I came back down, many of the rocks I had used going up were now under water. Your feet will get wet! |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A number of the bridges over the smaller streams have issues, broken logs, one was partially washed out. Overall though the trail is in good shape. Somebody went through with a saw and cut through most of the blow downs. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None |
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 | Bugs: |
None - The bugs at lower elevations were busy bailing out, the ones at higher elevations were shoveling snow. |
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 | Comments: |
A wet and snowy day. Rain all day below 2800ft, then changed over to snow. There was about 2-3 inches of snow at the Gale head hut when I left. Fortunately, it was the wet sticky kind so footing wasn't too much of an issue on the Garfield ridge trail. I bear booted all the snowy sections (mainly upper .3 miles of Gale River and Garfield Ridge) Not sure micro spikes would help all that much but never a bad thing to have them. The trail below 2800 feet is very wet, there were multiple times I was hiking up a briskly flowing stream bed. Saw one other person out to get her 36th 4K. Take care on those larger steam crossings the rivers are raging! |
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 | Name: |
LHikie |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-05-23 |
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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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