Mount Zealand

Trail: Hale Brook Trail, Lend-A-Hand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur

Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable)

“Only notable snow/ice was on final ascent to Guyot but will be gone soon and was navigable without spikes. Only notable deep mud was on Lend a Hand trail. Typical Spring conditions.”

Trail: Zealand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Lincoln Woods Trail

Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Small Patches

“Just a few short sporadic sections of snow climbing out of the Zealand/Guyot Col on the Twinway before treeline, no issue at all, and will be gone in a few days. Summer conditions from here on out. All trails are in decent shape, some mud and standing water, and a couple of stepover blowdowns along the route, but nothing that stuck out that I can remember. Great day for a Z-Bonds Traverse, with a nice breeze and cool but comfortable temps above treeline and pleasant down low.”

Trail: Zealand Trail, Zeacliff Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur

Conditions: Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush

“Trail was incredibly wet and muddy, especially before 4000 ft, multiple streams overflowed onto trail creating a wetter mess. Zealand to Guyot had slushy, postholing, slippery ice that I am unsure any traction would help much with (I did put on spikes at one point but I don't think it helped much) after guyot heading to south twin for about 0.2 miles there was significant snow still - postholing and not a real stable monorail with no work arounds (almost turned back at this point) but after it was a mix of slushy snow and wet muddy trail - it is possible to go around it at points but it did slow down my journey. would recommend poles and gators unfortunately (parts of winter still holding on). The monorail above 4000 ft is unstable and at points I had to straddle as it is still very high - hadto walk in other people's postholes for stability”