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Galehead Mountain

#44 of 48Moderate

4,024 ft | Twin | 2 routes

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43°F / Feels 36°F
10 mph WNW
ConditionsModerate

Today's Conditions

Updated Apr 15, 10:59 AM

Current Weather

43°F

Feels like 36°F

Partly cloudy
10 mph WNW · Gusts 25 mph
86% humidity

Recent Precipitation

Rain: 0.10" (24h) · 0.26" (48h)

Elevation Forecast

Today
Summit 4,024'
47°/55°F24mphWC 39°☀️
3,300'
47°/56°F17mphWC 40°☀️
2,500'
49°/59°F11mphWC 44°☀️
Trailhead
51°/61°F9mph☀️

~2.2°F drop per 1,000ft

AI Trail Conditions

Moderate

Best Hiking Window

Wednesday morning offers the most favorable conditions before the second disturbance arrives. Early starts are strongly recommended to summit and descend before afternoon rain showers and possible thunderstorms develop. Thursday and Friday carry high precipitation chances and are less favorable.

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Recent Trail Reports

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Saturday, Apr. 11by jeffb.23
SnowshoesLight Traction

Trail: Gale River Road, Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway, North Twin Spur, North Twin Trail, Haystack Road

Conditions: Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Small Patches

“Dropped a car a 7 dwarfs for this traverse. Garfield Trail is a highway and we barebooted to the GRT junction. Over to Galehead is way better than it was 6 weeks ago, with the snow levels now much lower.The trail can get a little hard to follow at times, however. Snow was firm and supportive, post holed a few times but no big deal. Continued firmness all the way until descending North Twin. Spikes came off about .5 from the crossing. Went up and downstream, no good spot to stay dry. Can confirm trash bags are useless, got wet anyway. Oh well we were almost done at that point.”

Saturday, Apr. 11by Chad
SnowshoesLight Traction

Trail: Little River Road, herd path, Haystack Road, North Twin Trail, North Twin Spur, Twinway, Frost Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Gale River Trail, Gale River Road, Beaver Brook XC ski trails

Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow

“Short version: Crossed the water in bare feet, wore spikes on solid monorail most of the day, and enjoyed better footing conditions than expected. A big, big day that included a pole being washed away then magically catching on a rock, trying to bushwhack from Galehead to Garfield Ridge Trail, and of course, crossing the Little River in bare feet. The road walk from 7 Dwarves is dry and fast. The first two miles of North Twin trail until the big crossing has some ice, but I barebooted the whole way. Opted for bare feet and rolled up pants after 25 minutes of trying to be elegant about the crossing. The log wasn't for me, and no rock hopping options were presenting themselves. Climb up to North Twin had crunchy snow and mud that turned into a surprisingly firm monorail. Spikes went on at 2500 feet and stayed on most of the day. Monorail continued to be firm to South Twin, down to the hut and then up to Galehead, making for much faster travel than anticipated. I've heard rumors of a bushwhack from Galehead to Garfield Ridge Trail. I didn't find any clear path, but I did make it down through the pines in better shape than I thought. Gale River Trail continues to have a firm monorail and then quickly switches to a mile or so of navigable mud before being mostly dry and fast. The road walk and ski trails are in mostly good shape.”

Apr. 8, 2026by Rhonda
SnowshoesLight Traction

Trail: Beaver Brook XC ski trail, Gale River Road, Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail

Conditions: Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes

“An inch two of new snow down low. Lots of wet areas on the ski trails. Water crossings were easy although rocks covered in ice in the morning. It wasn’t until higher elevation when I encountered the monorail and post holes covered in a few inches of new snow. This required slow and very careful footing to find and avoid the post holes.That was the case all the way to the Summit. I bare booted most of the day mostly because of the sticky snow building up on my micro spikes. The new snow was gone at the lower elevations by the end of the day.”

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Routes

Pemi Loop

Very Difficult
31.7 mi
9,215 ft
16-25 hours

Twins and Galehead

Difficult
11.5 mi
3,884 ft
6-10 hours
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About Galehead Mountain

Near Galehead Hut with excellent views. Often combined with South Twin and the Bonds.

Elevation

4,024 ft

Range

Twin

Rank

#44 of 48

Difficulty

Moderate

Coordinates

44.1850, -71.5734

Nearby Peaks

South Twin Mountain

Difficult

4,902 ft · Twin

0.9 mi away

North Twin Mountain

Difficult

4,761 ft · Twin

1.4 mi away

Mount Garfield

Difficult

4,500 ft · Garfield

1.9 mi away

West Bond

Very Difficult

4,540 ft · Bond

2.6 mi away

Mount Zealand

Moderate

4,260 ft · Zealand

2.6 mi away

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