Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mendon Peak, VT |
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| Trails: |
Catamount X-C Ski Trail, Logging road, skidder road, herd path |
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| Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of room at the Brewers Corner Parking lot at the Bucklin Trail Head. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Four crossings of Eddy Brook and it's feeder streams. Rock hopped but it was difficult because of the freezing temps and icy surfaces on the rocks. We used blow down trees for two crossings. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
None seen but it would have been a good day for dogs. |
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| Comments: |
We started out on the gated road/Catamount X-C Ski trail near the Bucklin TH parking lot. In a short while the X-C Trail turned right and we proceeded straight passing a back-country camp shortly. Continuing past the camp the road turns right to another newer camp but the correct route is straight at the former logging yard. Soon after a slight downslope we crossed Eddy Brook for the first of four crossings. After the fourth the road narrows to a skidder type road and begins gaining elevation. At a well defined cairn at 3050' the trail takes a hard left. We continued to follow it via switchbacks to the hight of land on this trail. At this point we took a bearing for the summit and headed into the woods on a well used herd path for the last half mile. With the exception of a small blowdown area the path was easy to follow and took us over the east knob of Mendon and then over another smaller knob with a fantastic view point about 20' from the path and then right up to the summit of Mendon. The true summit and register are on the western most knob. The can was frozen shut and was only hanging by a cord on a dead tree just opposite the actual sign. |
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| Name: |
FranM |
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| E-Mail: |
maineri at metrocast dot net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-11-19 |
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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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