| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Galehead Mountain, South Twin, North Twin, West Bond, Zealand Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway, North Twin Spur, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Zealand Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, November 7, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water was low, but rocks may have glaze ice so be careful |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Couple minor step over trees. One close to the beginning, one close to the hut. A silky could get em. |
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 | Comments: |
Beautiful day up high, only saw one other person. I broke trail in bare boots from the hut up to the twins, then used snowshoes to get to W. Bond and Zealand. The snow is like sand, so will be drifting and not packed down. Great snowshoeing conditions actually after S. Twin. I could have used them for N. Twin but they weren’t essential. They were essential for the rest of the day, there’s no way I would’ve gone to West Bond and Zealand without them. Snow was a good depth, I hardly hit any rocks except for Guyot, where I took them off. Drifts were thigh-deep around the edges of the bare summits where it blows off, so gaiters were handy too. I didn’t use microspikes at all but some might want those on the lower part of Gale River trail, rock-spikes perhaps. |
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 | Name: |
Carl G |
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 | E-Mail: |
calxjohnson@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-11-07 |
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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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