| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Greylock, MA |
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 | Trails: |
Bellows Pipe Trail, Thunderbolt Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 11, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
On Google Maps, search for Bellows South Trailhead. It's the last parking lot (there are three) as you come up Gould Road from West Road. Entrance to trail is obvious. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Very well maintained, good signage. |
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 | Comments: |
Nice moderate hike. No snow at the start, about 3" at the top. A few muddy sections, but easily manageable if you wear boots. The last 20 minutes there was increasingly some ice below the snow. Where the trail crosses the car road 5 minutes from the top, we decided to walk up the road rather than chance the ice. (People coming down had warned us that this last bit was very slick.) By using the "road bypass", my buddy made it up & down without spikes with just a couple of minors slips. I put on spikes for the descent and was happy I brought them. We saw about 20 hikers -- it was easy to maintain appropriate social distance at all times. Weather was mixed sun & clouds -- nice enough to get the full "five states view." |
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 | Name: |
Marco |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-04-11 |
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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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