| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Baldpate Mountain - West Peak, Baldpate Mountain - East Peak, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Appalachian Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 18, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot shared with Old Spec plowed. Compact snow on ground, no traction issues in fwd Jetta. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All frozen. Water audible on some. Most had rocks to hop on, ice held with some weight. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
2-3 trees across trail. Herd path around, or hoppable. |
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 | Comments: |
Broke 6â€+ fresh snow from 2mi onward. On steep terrain above 3000ft some light powder covered ice-encrusted rocks. *Mountaineering* snowshoes are a must— you’ll need some agressive spikes on those shoes in places! Above 3000ft I bushwhacked around some brown ice flows on the main trail. Very little traffic has gone between East & West baldpate— seemed like a light monorail, but I easily was breaking 12†of snow in areas. Between East and West peaks has a lot of exposed rock (between deep drift areas) which is rough on the snowshoes.
Once the ledges started on W. Baldpate, I changed into microspikes— the ledges has light ice, some snow and exposed rock, which the spikes handled well. Much more ice and this could be very sketchy.
Gorgeous & windblown at the summit! |
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 | Name: |
Ericprov |
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 | E-Mail: |
ericarmy11@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-01-18 |
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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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