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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Bigelow Mountain (Avery Peak), Bigelow Mountain (West Peak), ME
Trails
Trails: Stratton Brook Ponds Road, Firewarden's Trail, Appalachian Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, January 3, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: At first, attempted to drive the Stratton Pond road but soon realized that parking on the main road at the beginning of this road would be a much better idea. Road is basically for snowmobiles.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Stratton Pond stream has new foot bridge 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: No blowdowns. Trails are in great shape 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: saw one tiny snow spider, very cute 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: We had no idea what to expect after the most recent storm which dumped a new 14 inches of snow on the trails but were pleasantly surprised to find a perfect snowshoe track with mostly packed powder. Just a couple of inches of new snow from last night. The steep part of the Firewarden's trail had some blue ice but still easy enough to negotiate with the MSR snowshoes. It lightly snowed all day and at first there were no views from the summits but they both cleared long enough to see the beautiful Lake Flagstaff. Saw a group of Canadians coming up as we were descending. They said that their friends had packed out the trail yesterday. Much gratitude for that! Stratton Pond road was packed from snowmobiles. A very nice day to get these two peaks for Slow and Steady.  
Name
Name: Slow and Steady 
E-Mail
E-Mail: suzanneblackburn@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-01-03 
Link
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