| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Wachusett Mountain, MA |
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 | Trails: |
Mountain House Trail, Pine Hill Trail, Bicentennial Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 5, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Room for about a 1/2 dozen cars in a pulloff on the side of Mountain Rd, a little south of the state park HQ. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Significant, Snow - Spring Snow, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easily stepped over or rock-hopped. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One blowdown on the Bicentennial Trail that required some care to bypass. |
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 | Comments: |
The trails were generally a mess today due to the spring melt. The Mountain House Trail was a mix of mud, spring snow, and wet rock. Pine Hill Trail was mostly spring snow and ice. Bicentennial Trail really took the cake- a good chunk of the section I hiked was a swamp- deep mud, standing/running water, and deep slush made it so. Give it another week or so, and most trails on this side of the mountain will probably be mostly down to the dirt.
Spring is coming fast in southern NE, and apparently it smacked Wachusett in the face! |
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 | Name: |
Spencer |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-04-05 |
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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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