| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Garfield, Galehead, Twins, Zealand, Bonds, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Road, Mt. Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge, Frost, Twinway, North Twin Spur, Zealand Herd, Bondcliff, West Bond Spur, Lincoln Woods Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, April 27, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Gate still closed at Gale River Road as expected |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Nothing significant. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No dogs sadly |
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 | Bugs: |
Nothing yet, but it's coming... |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Foam pad found on the way out to Zealand. Looked like it had been there for awhile. Packed out to Lincoln Woods Ranger Station. |
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 | Comments: |
Car drop traverse across from Gale River Road to Lincoln Woods. Not a long report, just what everyone is here for... The monorail update. Snow line is at ~3300 feet in the trees and still firm. Although warm weather will certainly change this. Decent monorail up Garfield, wide enough to walk w/o concern. Over to Galehead was similar but narrow in places. Frost Trail is more spine like, but able to hop around without too much difficulty. Firm snow and rockhopping up South Twin. North Twin spur is pretty gross. As others have said, thin monorail with a bunch of trees smacking you from all directions. Twinway over to Guyot has no monorail, but a pretty firm layer of snow that at least as of today you could walk on top off. There was one other set of recent tracks, and some old snowshoe post holes. This has the potential to become very very messy as things warm up. Narrows into a monorail as you approach Guyot Shelter. West Bond spur is similar quality monorail to North Twin spur although slightly wider and no trees to harrass you. It is a pretty tall and narrow monorail though that is little more than a shoe width wide on the final approach to the summit. Up Mount Bond was the widest bit of monorail holding firm, and the descent down toward Bondcliff was also the same. Once out of the trees, no snow heading over to Bondcliff. Then a brief bit of on and off monorail to dry ground descending Bondcliff til about 3500 feet. Go get it while it's still cool enough to hold... |
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 | Name: |
snowshoehare |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-04-27 |
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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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