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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Goose Eye Mountain, ME
Trails
Trails: Wright Trail, Mahoosuc Trail, Goose Eye Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, September 30, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Sunday River road is paved or is nicely graded gravel. Bull Branch Road is gravel and in good condition. The roads are passable for all vehicles. The parking is just uphill of the trailhead right before the road is cordoned off to vehicular traffic. Perhaps ten or so vehicles would fit in the parking area (both sides of the road) 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All brooks were easy to cross 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: No obstacles across the trails. Nice rock lined water diversion trenches in the lower half of the Wright trail. The low sags between the open ledge stretches are muddy with deteriorated bog bridges. Rock stepping stones or bog bridges would be helpful in these wet muddy spots. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Saw one dog that had walked up the Wright Trail. Some dogs may have trouble on the ledges on the Wright Trail.  
Bugs
Bugs: None 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: It has been six years since I last hiked up to Goose Eye Mountain via the Wright Trail. The trail has great footing with easy grades up to the MBPL campsite. Thereafter the grade steepens with somewhat rougher footing. The ledge areas are fine when dry but may be troublesome on a wet day. Expect to get your footwear muddy as there are spots where there is boot sucking muck. As noted earlier, the placement of rocks or bog bridges would preserve the trail. The Mahoosuc Trail has bog bridges in fairly good condition although many are just barely above the mud surface.
Saw no other hikers on the Wright Trail. Saw one couple with a dog on the Mahoosuc Trail who had accessed the ridge via the Wright Trail.
Great views from both West Peak and East Peak. Nice foliage color in the valleys as seen from the open ridges and bare summit areas. Red blueberry leaves and white reindeer lichen on the ledges. Colorful mushrooms on the Wright Trail near Goose Eye Brook.  
Name
Name: WAUMBEK 
E-Mail
E-Mail: WAUMBEK at Roadrunner dot com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-09-30 
Link
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