| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Merrill Mountain, Van Dyke Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Roads, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, September 5, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We drove Gold Brook road to Lowell Town Road in Skinner TWP, MELowell Town Road offered good driving to the road headed south along the number one brook. We did not drive too far on this road before parking. The drive was over 21 miles from Rt. 27 (thank you bryan for driving once again). |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Comments: |
We walked the road until we were at the base of the drainage to the east of the peaks. We then headed up towards the east ridge of Merrill. We had initial open woods with regrowth, which transitioned to nice open woods all the way up to the ridge, along the ridge, and to the recognized highpoint. We continued in similar woods, at times tighter, to the recognized highpoint of Van Dyke. We headed down the south east ridge of Van Dyke, hitting some tighter woods and soon reaching the road. |
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 | Name: |
zporterColdRiverCampCook, bryan |
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 | E-Mail: |
zap88@tds.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-09-06 |
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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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