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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Wilson (attempt), VT
Trails
Trails: FR 55, Clark Brook Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Friday, February 1, 2013
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: forest road 55 out of granville plowed and in good shape. we parked 1.2 miles in at the end of fr 50 (room for a couple cars) as the hill just beyond had ice at the bottom and we did not want to get stuck higher up. after that bit of ice it was probably drivable the rest of the way to the summer trailhead with some parking just down the road before a bridge. roadwalk was about .6 miles. the road seems to be being maintained for logging as we saw logging trucks hauling timber out. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: the crossing of clark brook is no longer bridged as it was wiped out presumably during irene and with high water today there was heavy flow over the tops of whatever snow/ice bridges remained. we look up and down stream and there was no safe way to get across without wading which was not a viable option given todays temps. i don't know the status of the second crossing that guide books claim has a bridge. a sign at the trailhead said the bridge at .5 is gone, but nothing about the second one.  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: clark brook trail had a packed, but rough track to the brook crossing about .5 miles in which is where our hike ended due to high water. we wore microspikes for the road in case of ice and kept them on to the crossing. would have gone to snowshoes had we gotten across.
i had not hiked clark brook trail before, but it seemed like a good plan as my guidebooks and the green mountain national forest website cited bridges on the lower water crossings. i didn't take irene into account and missed a comment in a previous post that eluded to snowbridges. there just wasn't anyway to cross and stay dry with todays high water. still nice to check out a new area. sadly all back up hikes i had in mind had water crossings as well so we cut our losses and headed home. thanks to cynthia for giving it a shot.
 
Name
Name: bryan 
E-Mail
E-Mail: bryancuddihee@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2013-02-01 
Link
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