| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Old Speck Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Old Speck Trail, Eyebrow Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 25, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Well-plowed, though long and thin, so cars ended up parking in line, rather than side-to-side. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Comments: |
3-5" new snow from the day before greeted those of us who took on the mountain today. I was solo and ended up breaking the Old Speck Trail starting about 0.5 miles up, to the summit. Deeper snow depth up high, about 1+ foot with drifts, but not too difficult. Great mountain, lots of character. This was 67 of the all-season NE 67 for me.
Passed two couples down low, and encountered a trio of older gentleman on the way down, who I believe broke out the Eyebrow Trail, so I ended up taking that down. It's a steep one! Back down at the trailhead, I talked with a guy who volunteers for the Maine Conservation Corps, who did trail work with a team on Eyebrow the previous Fall, setting up rock steps not too far up. The trail even has steel cable railings for a shorter section just below the slide - can't say I've seen this on a mountain trail in New England before. |
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 | Name: |
Erik Bertrand |
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 | E-Mail: |
erik@bertpc.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-03-25 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.facebook.com/erikbertrand/media_set?set=a.10153746548259567.1073741883.570654566&type=3 |
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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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