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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Katahdin (Baxter Peak), ME
Trails
Trails: Abol Trail, Hunt Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, July 23, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Got to get a day pass or camp. We camped at Abol in a lean-to 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None to Speak of. Dry Trail 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: None. Brand new trail.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Not allowed in Baxter 
Bugs
Bugs: Few  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: None 
 
Comments
Comments: Great trail. New section to avoid the old Abol Slide. Trail just opened July 1 after being closed for 2 years. The new section is soft because it was just cut. New trail meets up to the old trail above tree line. There was water at Thoreau Spring.  
Name
Name: Chris 
E-Mail
E-Mail: chudco@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-07-25 
Link
Link: https:// 
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