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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Bigelow Mountain (Avery Peak), Bigelow Mountain (West Peak), ME
Trails
Trails: Stratton Pond Road, Fire Wardens Trail, Appalachian Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Stratton Brook Road is only plowed 0.1 miles. The rest of the road is used by snow-mobiles and it is an easy walk to the summer trailhead, as per Per's note  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All Bridged  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: none 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: trail OK for dogs  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Very, very cold this morning, -25 below. Started later in morning due to temps. Trail mostly filled in from light blowing snow from its most recent activity a week ago, and at the higher elevations, trail completed obscured Overcast, cloudy, cold, and windy at summits with flurries all around. Steep pitch and slow going just before reaching the flatter col. Correct date of hike was Wednesday  
Name
Name: Gordon 
E-Mail
E-Mail: 007 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-03-12 
Link
Link: https:// 
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