Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Baldpate Mountain - West Peak, Baldpate Mountain - East Peak, ME |
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| Trails: |
Appalachian Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 28, 2014 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
plenty |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction, Ice Axe |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
mostly manageable via rock hopping. Bridges at trailhead will probably ice over soon with cold temps coming. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Blowdowns? How about obliterated trail! This area needs an army to clear the trails. Worst blowdowns I've seen in years. Utterly exhausting. |
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| Comments: |
Rainy start to day prompted a late 9am start for me. First mile to Tablerock junction was no problem. Next two miles were exhausting due to massive blowdowns everywhere. Major kudos to 1SloHiker who was probably first one up after last major snow storm and broke a trail up to West Baldpate. Don't know how he did it by himself. I thought about turning back at West peak due to high winds and fatigue but decided to press on. West peak is no problem route finding and snow was still soft. East Peak was completely exposed to strong winds and was coated in thick and thin ice. Use my ice axe to get up the lower ledges. Crampons/Hillsounds would have been better than my snow shoes. Descent down was almost as tiring as ascent. Looks like a tornado hit the trail up there. |
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| Name: |
Lucky Laura |
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| E-Mail: |
luckylaura95@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-12-28 |
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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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