| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Fort Mountain, North Brother, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Marston Trail, herd path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, June 30, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
parking for about 8 vehicles. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
no problems |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
trail in great shape to 3400 feet. from there to north brother, a bit wet and fir saplings are reducing width of trail. a couple blowdowns here and there. no big problem |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
no dogs allowed |
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 | Bugs: |
yes. just at trailhead. o/ok |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Overall, the trail was in good shape, with some nice rock work done for stairs and some bog bridges. Also some recent sapling trimming has been done up to 3400 ft. No problems on any stream crossings. Two steeper sections on the marston trail starting at 1500 ft, also just the section just after the pond had good footing. The trail from 3400 ft up to north brother was a bit rougher, steeper and wetter. The wack/herd path to fort was no problem, just slow going and wet due to the recent rains and mist conditions. The wet low vegetation made for some wet pants and shoes. No problem with bugs except at the marston trailhead where the black flies were waiting on high alert. Found lots of flagging between fort and north brother. We removed over 80 pieces. A friend told me not to underestimate the time going from north brother to fort and back. She was very correct. It may look like a quick mile on the topo map, but when you account for the low scrub fir and possible non cooperation of weather conditions, it will slow you up. A big thanks to all the previous post for this mountain. That gave some great insight and helped what to prepare for. Thanks also to Jeremy for meeting up and getting this one in together. Rt 10.8 miles, elevation gain about 3670 ft.
For pics and a more detailed hike report, see the attached links.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Byg...ew?usp=sharing
d&d 97/100 |
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 | Name: |
d&d |
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 | E-Mail: |
nhwoodsandwaters@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-07-04 |
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 | Link: |
 https://goo.gl/photos/eTpCQ7bB8WSHZ3aY7 |
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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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