| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Old Speck Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Old Speck Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 20, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot was clear. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Some rock hopping. Ice covering the water is not completely solid to walk on. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
My little 12 lb hiking machine made the hike with no problems. Passed one other big dog on the way back down |
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 | Comments: |
I hike Mt Washington last Sunday….I gotta say Old Speck really kicked my butt! Probably wouldn't have been as bad if I had brought my hillsound crampons. I just had very inadequate traction. I highly recommend crampons or microspikes. DO NOT TAKE EYE BROW LOOP! Unless you are looking for a huge challenge…we thought we would shave off 0.2 by taking Eyebrow back down. It was incredibly dangerous with tons of ice on very steep rocks. Pretty scary trying to descend. We turned around and went back to the main trail for the rest of the descend. |
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 | Name: |
Tennyson |
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 | E-Mail: |
mossoak72@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-03-21 |
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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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