| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mahoosuc Arm, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Notch Trail, Mahoosuc Trail, May Cutoff, Speck Pond Trail, Success Pond Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, July 13, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking available. I did not cross the bridges on the access road to the Notch Trail |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All OK |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails in good shape |
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 | Bugs: |
No bugs early in the morning but by noon there were gnats buzzing around your face all the time. Very annoying and it makes you hike faster. |
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 | Comments: |
I did practically the same hike as Pepper and Me. I camped at the trailhead for the Notch Trail. Started at 5:30 AM, went thru Mahoosuc Notch from 6:30 to 7:45. A "cool" place with ice and hard packed snow down deep in the holes under the boulders. A couple of places you could step on the ice. A really amazing place. My 3rd time there. Up to Mahoosuc Arm by 9:30. Saw 2 Sobo's there. At the outlet of Speck Pond by 10:00 where I took a long snack break and relaxed from the difficult climb. Checked out Speck Pond Campsite, no one there at the time. Then headed down the Speck Pond Trail. Back at my pickup at 1 PM. I had been to the Mahoosuc Notch about 20 years ago, it was time to get back there. A great day for a great hike. |
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 | Name: |
Rick S. |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-07-13 |
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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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