| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Brother, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Grand Lake Road, Park Tote Road, Marston Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 10, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
There is active logging on Grand Lake Rd. We were able to drive in about two miles. With today's snow....? Snow was a bit thin on the road for skiing. With a bit more snow this was a great, relatively flat access to the park. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Skis |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easily rock hopped with caution. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Too cold for dogs! |
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 | Bugs: |
Not a one |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Grand Lake Rd (Williams Pond Rd), Park Tote Rd, Marston Trail
Snow a bit thin on way in. Tote Rd was skiable with occasional thin areas. Marston was spikable up to the intersection. From there on it was snowshoe territory. The snow was about eight inches deep and just kept increasing. From about the pond on up was a nightmare of increasingly loose, deep snow and snow covered spruce bent across the trail. Gaps of open trail more than fifty feet long were rare. Most of this section we were up to our knees with occasional areas up to our waists, especially up through the eroded section just below the summit. We finally broke out of the trees and into the wind. With wind chills around thirty below we didn't linger at the summit. The descent was relatively easy but still time consuming. In all it took us about eight hours roundtrip to the trailhead. We quickly switched to our ski gear for the ten miles out. Another foot was forecast for today so our work opening the trail is probably gone. Saw no one all day. A great if challenging day in Baxter! |
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 | Name: |
Mischief and Mayhem |
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 | E-Mail: |
Pfwayne@hotmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-12-12 |
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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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