| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Elephant Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Elephant Mountain Road, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 4, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
With logging activity in the area, the road is plowed all the way to summer TH. No trucks today as it was Sunday. We made it 1 mile up the road from South Arm Rd, before hitting a steep rutted section that we did not have the clearance to pass - we parked below that and walked the remaining 2 miles to the start of the BW. A higher clearance vehicle could make it further. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Lost and Found: |
We looked for, but did not find the lost ice axe that was recently reported. |
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 | Comments: |
Road walk was mostly frozen mud and some ice on the way in. Fine for bare booting. Snow was pretty firm and supportive making snowshoes a perfect choice for an nice walk in the woods. Surprised to find a set of tracks from a pair of hikers who had been here yesterday- it followed a nice line in open woods the whole way, swinging wide and further east from the typical routes - instead of heading right for the summit it went up to col east of the summit before swinging west and approaching along the ridge, avoiding the thick for waves. Also surprised to run into 2 others, Mike and Pete, coming up behind us. Busy day on Elephant Mtn! |
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 | Name: |
Jeff & Karine |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-03-04 |
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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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