| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Sentinel Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Sentinel Link, Sentinel Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
At Kidney Pond in Baxter State Park. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None of any issue. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns. Blazing is very sloppy in places and at the brook crossing it looks like a whole bucket of paint has been spilled on a boulder. As with most of Baxter's trails, it's blazed in blue, although the loop around the top of the peak has a lot of the older white blazes. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No dogs allowed at Baxter. |
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 | Bugs: |
Nope. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing. |
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 | Comments: |
Having never been here before, I picked this out of the MMG pretty much at random and it did not disappoint. Less than 2,000 ft., but feels much bigger. A nice gradual approach then a pretty steep climb up to the top. The true summit is wooded but the loop over it has lots of excellent open ledge outlooks with great views toward Doubletop, OJI, Barren, The Owl, and Katahdin. The sunny weather really lit up the foliage in the valley below. This isn't one of the big peaks in the park, but it's definitely worth checking out.
Foliage was absolutely spectacular in the park earlier this week, but a lot of it had been blown down when we left during Wednesday's monsoon. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-10-01 |
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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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