| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Abraham, Spaulding Mountain, Sugarloaf Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Abraham Trail, Mt. Abraham Side Trail, Appalachian Trail, Spaulding Side Trail, Sugarloaf Side Trail, ski trails |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, July 10, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
First bridge to Fire Warden's Trail has an abutment on the far side that is collapsing. We opted to do a 15 minute or so road walk to the trailhead. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Four on Fire Warden's Trail - first one slightly tricky on slippery rocks, others no issues. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Three recent reroutes on Fire Warden's Trail - two below logging road crossing, one before steeps (bypassing the recently burned down cabin...new tent sites and privy have been built on reroute). |
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 | Bugs: |
Somewhat buggy on the lower Fire Warden's Trail, otherwise not too bad. |
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 | Comments: |
Cabin on Fire Warden's Trail burned to the ground sometime in the past half year. Three relatively new reroutes on that trail, including one that cuts off the walk to the cabin. Generally dry trail, though some avoidable mud as well.
Appalachian Trail was fairly smooth sailing, though in need of some brushing.
Headed sort of straight down the Sugarloaf ski trails. If one looks for gravel, one should be able to follow a more gentle zigzag approach to the base area. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-07-10 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/Maine/mtabraham-2011-0710.php |
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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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