| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Monument Hill, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Red Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, July 14, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
A few spaces in a small pullover on North Road in Leeds. One car was there before us, gone when we returned. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Good. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Moderate. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Unlike Mt. Pisgah on the other side of Lake Androscoggin, we had this short hike to ourselves. The blazing has changed since the description in the latest (10th) Ed. of the AMC Maine Guide. The loop trail to the summit is blazed entirely in red. A short blue-blazed connector joins the two sides of the loop about halfway up.
The highlight is a Civil War monument in the middle of nowhere, you might say, erected by Leeds native son Gen. O.O. Howard, of Civil War and Howard University fame.
The AMC Guide speaks of summit views east but the only ledges we found looked west. |
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 | Name: |
Amicus |
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 | E-Mail: |
mcsamicus@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-07-14 |
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 | Link: |
 https://amicus.smugmug.com/Hiking/2018/Both-Sides-of-Androscoggin-Mt-Pisgah-and-Monument-Hill-July/ |
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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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