| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Bigelow Mountain - Avery Peak, Bigelow Mountain - West Peak, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Stratton Brook Pond Road, Fire Wardens Trail, Appalachian Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 9, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
There are only a few spots at start of road. Only one other car/hiker when I left at 7AM. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Stable bridges |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some bend-overs on Fire Warden and AT |
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 | Comments: |
Stratton Brook Pond Road is very well packed down due to being a snowmobile route. After crossing the foot bridge and starting up Fire Warden, I continued bare-booting for about 3 miles and then attached snowshoes. In the steepest section my snowshoes were slipping and I tried on Hillsounds (light traction) and then went back to snowshoes wishing I had medium/full crampons for the steepest last 3/4 mile. Overall the trail was packed down well by previous snowshoers of several days ago but there was about 4-6 inches of fresh powder and then certain blown in areas. I tagged Avery with little effort trying to follow the blown in trail. Great views and some nippy wind. A mixture of bare spots on exposed areas and adjacent snowfield (hard and soft). |
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 | Name: |
Robie Gould |
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 | E-Mail: |
robiegould@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-03-10 |
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 | Link: |
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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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