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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Bigelow Mountain (Avery Peak), Bigelow Mountain (West Peak), ME
Trails
Trails: Stratton Brook Pond Road, Fire Wardens Trail, Appalachian Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Monday, February 17, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Stratton Brook Road is only plowed 0.1 miles. The rest of the road is used by snow-mobiles and it is an easy walk to the proper trailhead. There is room for 3-4 cars to park at the end of the plowed section.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All bridged 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: No issues 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Good trail for dogs until Moose Falls Tentsite. After that the deep snow could be a challenge - even with the trail now broken out. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: 3-4 hikers had broken out the trail to Horn's Pond Tr. Jct. I think 2 of those had continued to the Moose Falls Tentsite where they turned around. No evidence of travel beyond that and I broke trail in 2-3' of heavy snow for the rest of the way.  
Name
Name: LongMark 
E-Mail
E-Mail: perfrost@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-02-19 
Link
Link: https:// 
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