Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Bald Mountain, Speckled Mountain, ME |
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| Trails: |
Bald Mountain Trail, Speckled Mountain Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 25, 2021 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed. Redding Road is ice covered as it climbs the hill to the 2 parking areas, but it was heavily sanded. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy stepovers or frozen. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Well maintained trail! 2 blowdowns on trail below Little Concord Pond were recently cleared - Thanks! |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
See lost & found |
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| Bugs: |
N/A |
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| Lost and Found: |
Found a single dog bootie on Speckled; contact me with description. |
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| Comments: |
Beautiful views from Bald and Speckled Mountains, particularly the latter! Left snowshoes in the car based on the shallow snow depth at the trailhead. Trail was well packed monorail to Bald Mountain, but there were a few short stretches beyond there where snowshoes might have been preferable due to windblown drifted snow (in the col between Bald and Speckled and also nearing the summit of Speckled). However, snow was still shallow enough that any potholing in those areas was minor. |
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| Name: |
Jay Baxter |
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| E-Mail: |
jbaxtermdfacs@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-01-26 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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