| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Hunger, Blueberry Hill, Fisher Hill, Mt. Watatic, Nutting Hill, MA |
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 | Trails: |
Midstate Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 3, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plnety of spaces on the Rte 119 Wachusett hikers lot. Not much parking on the Jewell Hill Rd. south terminus, but we had those few spaces to ourselves. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Nothing major - fixed ropes for a crossing of Brown Brook near the south terminus of this stretch are conservative. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The new Midstste route is also the Watatic Trail, which goes over that summit and then heads NW over Nutting Hill and N to the NH border, a little east of the old route. Sad to say, ATV's or pick-ups have churned much of this section into thick mud, We preferred the old Trail to the wesr, by which we returned to the 119 lot. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Lots of them. |
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