| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Speckled Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Blueberry Ridge Trail, Bickford Brook Trail, Red Rock Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 19, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Evan's Notch Road is open |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
a handful of blowdowns |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
small dog friendly |
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 | Bugs: |
Some black flies in the AM, breeze took care of them for most of the day. Found two ticks crawling on us afterwards, we used picaridin spray. |
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 | Comments: |
Counter clockwise ascent. Blueberry ridge trail was wet, but no snow until getting close to the spur up to Speckled. Patchy snow, easily avoidable, no more than about foot deep if you went through on up to the summit. Summit was dry. Going down Bickford Brook trail was fairly wet with standing/running water on the trail up higher as well as several stretches of somewhat stable snow. Fairly dry toward the bottom. We brought micro spikes but didn't use them. |
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 | Name: |
Cindy |
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 | E-Mail: |
inkscribe9@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-05-20 |
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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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