| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Snow Mountain (Cupsuptic), ME |
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 | Trails: |
Logging road, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, July 4, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
From Rt 16, take Morton Cutoff Rd at the head of Cupsuptic Lake near Cupsuptic CG. Road was not signed, however, was the widest road in the area. Follow Morton Cutoff for 3.2 miles to Lincoln Pond Rd (this jct was not signed but is very obvious). Bear right onto Lincoln Pond Rd and follow it 7.4 miles to Wiggle Pond Road. Turn left onto Wiggle Pond Rd (clearly signed). Follow Wiggle Brook Rd 3.4 miles to a jct with Bear Brook Rd. Turn sharp left, continuing on Wiggle Brook Rd for 3.7 miles to an old logging road leading to the left. We parked here |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
There shouldn't have been any but we managed to find some |
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 | Bugs: |
Black flies were terrible at the summit, despite the breeze |
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 | Comments: |
From Wiggle Brook Rd we followed the old logging road for about 3/4 of a mile to a jct, turning left onto another logging road, which we followed for about a quarter mile. Here we missed the cairn marking the herd path straight ahead and instead turned left following another logging road. This led thru a very wet section before climbing the ridge thru a thick collar of young spruce on the other side of which we picked up the herd path to the top. On the descent we lost the herd path about the same point we picked it up on the ascent but stayed more south of our ascent route and were able to pick it up again lower down which brought us out right at the cairn and arrow we'd missed on the way up not 20 feet from where we'd made the wrong turn! |
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 | Name: |
MikeL |
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 | E-Mail: |
larossm@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-07-06 |
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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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