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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Breadloaf Mountain, Mt. Wilson, VT
Trails
Trails: Skylight Pond Trail, Long Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Off Steam Mill Road (FS Road 59, room for about 15 cars 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: first stream was rock hoppable, second has a nice bridge 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Green Mountain Club crew was building walkways across the worst muddy sections, using fallen timber they cut up with crosscut saws 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: saw one owned by a Maine hiker working on the 3000 Footers, known as "the Mayor of (I forget the rest) - some place in Maine" 
Bugs
Bugs: none, wind kept them down 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Breadloaf summit is slightly north of the cleared spot on the side trail off the LT, marked with a small cairn. Small viewpoint looking west if you continue on this side trail.Wilson summit was confirmed only by checking with an altimeter, just before the LT starts descending.  
Name
Name: Dick Widhu 
E-Mail
E-Mail: widhu@myfairpoint.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2011-08-24 
Link
Link: https://nhmountainhiking.com 
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