| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Moxie Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Logging road, unnamed trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, August 17, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
From Route 16 east of Moscow, we took Town Line Road? (sign missing) to Dead Water Road to Heald Pond Road. Up to the Heald Pond-Chase Pond Road junction, passable for most vehicles. Bridge on Heald Pond Road thereafter is starting to fall apart. Last portion of the road prior to reaching the trail was washed out and requires high clearance. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Bugs: |
Minimal |
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 | Comments: |
Parked near the start of the trail (large cairn marking a grassy logging road).
Followed this logging road for awhile (occasional cairns) with good looks at the mountain. Occasional blue blazes and flagging tape help with navigation.
Trail enters the woods 1 mile from the large cairn at the start of the grassy logging road. Very nice trail! Decently maintained with lots of views and minor ledge scrambles. Did not have enough time to take a side trail over to the vast ledges on the west side of the ridge.
Excellent directional views from the near summit ledge, as well as from the helicopter pad (which I think is next to the highpoint...the benchmark seems lower).
Very interesting to see the abandoned Moscow Air Force Station from the ledges...the series of roads we drove go right by it. Drove up to the southern most part of it on the way out...pretty random to see this out in the middle of nowhere! |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-08-18 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/Maine/moxiemtn.php |
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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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