Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Dorset Peak, VT |
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| Trails: |
Logging roads |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, September 30, 2012 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
parked where another car was at end of Tower Road. agree with Bryans assessment that high clearance cars could go a bit up the road from there but nothing really gained as major washouts in several places |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Significant |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
one good sized dry crossing, post Irene, and one easy step across one that probably was the culprit that wiped out sections of this trail during Irene |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
aside from washouts down low good footing to the ridge where there was significant mud in places. handmade signs helped..the crazy sign at Dorset Peak is excellent. Old sign and somewhat of a trail bed remains on sign that decends to Danby side of the mountain. There is a major washout for a bit on the jeep road..there is a herdpath on the left side that is rapidly forming and offers great footing for the quarter mile or so |
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| Bugs: |
done with that |
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| Comments: |
Way more time in the car then on this hike for sure but a good rainy day destination. Found the trailhead easily (thanks franklinsites.com) and started up the road. Met a couple from CT about .5 in that were descending and we chatted a bit. They had a trak log from Papa Bear that mirrored the reports that we had read. Some pretty good Irene damage along the path..once climbing though..and it was steady tho never really steep, this became an excellent walk in the woods. Several different paths and routes evident once to the ridge. We followed what made sense which ended up being Bryans route taking the second road to the right after the T jct..quick and easy left at upper jct brought us right to the canister and crazy sign. Love it!!
We backtracked and went back to main jct where a sign identified route to Danby, on the East side. We stayed on trail past the door knob tree to the tower where we dropped down to the Tie marked road which led us back to the original upper jeep road. Interesting trail things today with a rope noose, a tie, gas grill at the tower, lots of debris at the canister..much assorted rust along the way. Thanks Valerie for joining on this one!! |
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| Name: |
silverfox |
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| E-Mail: |
marktaub@metrocastdotnet |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-09-30 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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