| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Whitecap Mountain (Piscataquis County), ME |
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 | Trails: |
Frenchtown Road, bushwhack, Appalachian Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 17, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Oh, boy. Access was difficult. From the end of Roach Pond to West Branch Pond Camps was all solid ice. 5 mph with tire chains. Space for a couple of vehicles, but you need to be able to turn around and get back up the iced hill. No cell service if things go wrong. White knuckle drive. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Skis |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All Bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Few minor blowdowns |
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 | Comments: |
Late week thaw froze solid overnight on Saturday. This was the one of the few trips this winter we weren't sinking in crazy powder. Used skis about 3 miles in. Then snowshoes. Stayed on top of snow! As was common for us this winter, the snow was up over the cut of the trail with elevation, so we were bushwhacking even if we were on the trail. We were glad we had a gps track of the trail from a summer hike. We saw few blazes after Logan Brook Shelter. Even with gps, impossible to tell if we were on the trail or not. The shelter had about six feet of snow on the roof. Our bushwhack saved almost a mile each way. 12.8 miles total. |
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 | Name: |
Frosty & Magoo |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-03-18 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.robertpottle.com/outside/ |
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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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