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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Dorset Peak, VT
Trails
Trails: Dorset Hollow Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Friday, April 23, 2010
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: No parking issues. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Small Patches, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow - Spring Snow 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: There were two water crossings that were easily accomplished by rock hopping. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: There was quite a bit of mud along the flatter sections at the beginning of the trail and then there were a number of blowdowns along the lower portion of the trail. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: No dog issues - there was a dog with us that managed just fine. 
Bugs
Bugs: There were no bugs. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: There was nothing lost, nothing found. 
 
Comments
Comments: The Dorset Hollow Trail up to the junction with the trail from Danby (in the col between Jackson and Dorset) was muddy at the beginning, steep in the middle, and then covered with trace amounts of snow just before the junction. Once we turned right to head east along the trail towards the summit we encountered "wall-to-wall" snow for most of the way. The monorail (at least when we could find it) was relatively stable, but as soon as you stepped off into the wet soft snow you postholed (not unexpected for this time of year). The snow wasn't deep. The section between North Peak and Southwest Peak was snow-covered but there was no monorail and the snow was very soft, so when you postholed you dropped into a muddy bog.  
Name
Name: akafuzzjones 
E-Mail
E-Mail: akafuzzjones@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2010-04-23 
Link
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