| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Abraham, Spaulding Mountain, South Crocker Mountain, Crocker Mountain, Mt. Redington, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Fire Wardens Trail, Abraham Side Trail, Appalachian Trail, herd path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, June 4, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Greg, who runs All Points Transportation, gave us a ride from our car on Caribou Pond Road to the Fire Wardens trailhead. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Drifts, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock hopping. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Dozens of blowdowns between the junction of Mt. Abraham Slide Trail and the Appalachian Trail. A couple more between Spaulding and Sugarloaf. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None. |
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 | Bugs: |
No bugs at all. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
A pair of black sunglasses on section of Appalachian Trail coming down Sugarloaf. |
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 | Comments: |
Very long hike (22 miles). Started up the Fire Wardens Trail on Mt. Abraham, very windy at the top, but excellent views. Had some trouble locating Abraham Slide Trail from summit. Once below treeline, we encountered a good amount of snow before reaching the AT. After passing the Spaulding campsite we reached a very long section of uncountable blowdowns, many of which we had bushwhack around. We took the spur path up to the summit of Spaulding, which had a bit of ice. We continued to follow the spur path to a viewpoint of Sugarloaf, then bushwhacked about 0.3 miles through thick trees down to AT.(Unnecessary bushwhack, would not recomend). From that point on to Sugarloaf, there was a small amount of snow. After descending Sugarloaf, we went over to the Crockers and Redington. We discovered a large amount of snow at higher elevations. We experienced some frustration on Redington because of the amount of snow (and postholing), and the fact that we kept losing the herd path, which was hard to follow due to the amount of snow. We reached the summit, then turned around, losing the trail some more. We reached our car late that evening. |
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 | Name: |
Summit Seeker |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-06-05 |
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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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