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Peaks
Peaks None, ME
Trails
Trails: Haystack Notch Trail, Miles Notch Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, October 8, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: We spotted cars at the eastern end (Miles Notch Trail head) at a grassy bumpout outside a gate. The road was in pretty good shape, but we were glad to have higher clearance cars. We began our hike on the western trail head off of Rt. 113. There is a nice bumpout along the road a few yards south of the trail head. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Water low, and all brooks easily crossed 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: These trails get light use, so there were some blowdowns and sparse blazing.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Plenty of water for pups. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Super pleasant day. Easy grades. Nice open forest, mushrooms, fall leaves, brooks and gentle terrain. Trails get light use, so we did have to "pay attention" in places where the hobble was thick and treadway was light. The only tricky section was the 0.2 miles of Haystack Notch Trail on the eastern end. We came out of the woods and hit a logging area. A logging road pulled us to the left (downhill)... but after a few yards, we sensed this was wrong, and backtracked... finding a faint treadway through some grass.

Nice day out with Barb, Lew, Dave, Sandy & Bruce.  
Name
Name: Beth Z. 
E-Mail
E-Mail: btzimr at gmail dot com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-10-08 
Link
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