| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Isolation, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Rocky Branch Trail, bushwhacks, Davis Path, Isolation Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot mostly empty. There was a duo who started right before me who didn't bring snowshoes or use the whacks.... hopefully they made it out safely |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Snow - Spring Snow, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Would be an easy rock hop except second step with the snowshoes I wiped out into the stream |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Bugs: |
N/A |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
Mixed melting mess on rocky branch, mostly dry down low and becoming progressively muddier, wetter, and slushier with elevation and in the afternoon. Snowline moved up a solid couple hundred feet of elevation from morning to evening. Snowshoes from the start of Engine hill to the summit and back to the same location. Nice partial undercast in the valley on the descent.
Took the high line on the way in which is a semi-consolidated track (always hard to tell if the low line falls off the contour or not) until the tracks remerged after the glades. I do love the top glades. Perfect line to Iso express which is mostly well compacted and very braided, stay left all the way up to Davis path. Some very swampy sections where I was sinking into the swamp, yay!! Summit spur has some ice and some minimal summit views. Very warm soft decaying snowpack so all the trees had significant moisture and was sinking in many steps on the descent of Iso express. Took the low line on the return of engine hill which mostly stays at the top of the lower glades. Very slushy above 2000' on the descent |
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 | Name: |
Heat Lightning |
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 | E-Mail: |
ecs@mountainlogworks.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-11-26 |
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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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