| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Elephant Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Elephant Mountain Road, logging roads, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 10, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Elephant Mountain Road was blocked with logging equipment, so I parked at the junction with South Arm Road. Even if you can drive in (you'll need something with good clearance) the logging company has blocked the road with boulders at the hairpin. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Significant, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
A bunch of smaller ones, but nothing to worry about |
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 | Comments: |
There is a lot of active logging happening in the area. Taking advice of someone who had been up recently and wanting to avoid the logging slash that is clogging the "usual" route, I left the road earlier and took the first major logging road heading north west. After 0.6 of a mile, there are two small cairns marking the start of another logging road heading Northeast towards the summit.
It was also here, at 2,500' that significant snow started. Snowshoes are a must as the snow is very soft and (was) totally unbroken. Even with them, I was postholing pretty frequently. I followed the logging road for another 0.6 of a mile, before it ends and the bushwhack starts properly. There is no discernible herd path, aside from some moose trails. There are two very tight sections, at the beginning and the very end, but for the most part, it is fairly open and strightforward. |
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 | Name: |
ges |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-04-10 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.gaiagps.com/map/?loc=14.9/-70.7965/44.7595&pubLink=vPLPC8iN9VOujTrd1P0lGi70&trackId=bbdc8ad39b7b1d15bb16a86fcd499bbf |
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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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