| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Watatic, Nutting Hill, MA |
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 | Trails: |
Midstate Trail, Wapack Trail, State Line Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
A few cars in Rt 119 parking lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
A couple of easy rock hops. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No blowdowns. Trail sign on tree at the Midstate terminus hard to read due to lichens or something growing on it. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Lots of dog tracks and calling cards, but no dogs today. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Microspikes were indispensable to ascend the blue ice on the trail. If you went off trail you could have barebooted it. After the summit, on the north side of Watatic, going over to Nutting Hill and then down State Line trail the snow was somewhat deeper and at times postholing was happening because the snow was softening late in the morning. Googleman survived the trip. |
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 | Name: |
greatoz |
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 | E-Mail: |
greatoz.tz...gmail |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-04-01 |
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 | Link: |
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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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