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Date of Hike: May 20, 2008
Planned Route: From NH-16, Rocky Branch Trail, Isolation Trail, Davis Path to Isolation summit, and back via same route
Trail conditions: Rocky Branch Trail was snow-free with only a micropatch or two at its max elevation (around 3100 feet), but more than 50% of this trail had a stream flowing down it involving constant rock hopping.
This planned route crosses the Rocky Branch of the Saco River five times. The water level was high, so I bushwacked along the river, thereby eliminating four crossings. Unfortunately, the fifth crossing was still too dangerous for me, so I had to abort my hike and turn around at that point. Rock hopping was impossible, so options included fording (but it was raining, so I figured the water level would rise even higher for my return) or an extensive bushwack (but the snowpack was pretty intact in those dense woods).
Isolation Trail was extremely wet, with many soft snow patches up to 3 feet deep.
Comments: Overall, one of the most miserable hikes I ever did.
Your name: Steve
Planned Route: From NH-16, Rocky Branch Trail, Isolation Trail, Davis Path to Isolation summit, and back via same route
Trail conditions: Rocky Branch Trail was snow-free with only a micropatch or two at its max elevation (around 3100 feet), but more than 50% of this trail had a stream flowing down it involving constant rock hopping.
This planned route crosses the Rocky Branch of the Saco River five times. The water level was high, so I bushwacked along the river, thereby eliminating four crossings. Unfortunately, the fifth crossing was still too dangerous for me, so I had to abort my hike and turn around at that point. Rock hopping was impossible, so options included fording (but it was raining, so I figured the water level would rise even higher for my return) or an extensive bushwack (but the snowpack was pretty intact in those dense woods).
Isolation Trail was extremely wet, with many soft snow patches up to 3 feet deep.
Comments: Overall, one of the most miserable hikes I ever did.
Your name: Steve
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