| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Goose Eye Mountain (attempt), ME |
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 | Trails: |
Wright Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 24, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The gate at the road was closed so we parked at the gate and did an extra 1.7 mi road walk each way… |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
2 crossings both passable. I was able to rock hop straight across, Katie had to go upstream for an easier crossing. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple big blowdowns on the lower portion of the trail (below tentsite). The 0.5 mile branch to the left at the beginning could use new blazes.. bit hard to stay on trail. |
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 | Comments: |
Oof. Not a fun hike today. Contemplated turning around when the road was closed, but decided to just deal with the long road walk (1.7 each way). Hike was great for the first 2 miles. But then spring snow all the way for the next 2.4 miles. Someone had recently hiked with boots only so the trail was all postholes. Actually ended up working for us as it created steps and stable snow for us. We used micro spikes only. We couldn’t really decide if snowshoes would even help. Trail was stable for the most part going up but then less so coming down. Still, one bad step and you could end up waist deep. It was super slow going, precarious, and overall not fun. All for 4.4 miles of new trail… Thank god for the gorgeous views up there! Did have a nice lunch. We didn’t summit either peak of Goose Eye as the goal was only to do the Wright Trail and we wanted no more than that. |
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 | Name: |
CTRL+Z |
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 | E-Mail: |
dtwilson4826@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-04-24 |
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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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