Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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None, ME |
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| Trails: |
Turtle Ridge Loop Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Friday, June 19, 2020 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Use the Maine Mountain Guide or mainetrailfinder.com. This trail is in the Jo-Mary Forest whom requires fees. The trailhead parking (east trailhead) is signed with a kiosk and can hold 10+ cars. This is also the trailhead for Tumbledown Dick. Jo-Mary Rd is an excellent gravel road. Any standard passenger vehicle will be fine. This is a better road than some of my local PAVED roads... |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Crossing the outlet of Rabbit Pond was no issue. It was, at most, 2 inches deep. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Lovely, well maintained, well blue blazed trail. One huge blow down on the rock stairs, I think, past Rabbit Pond as approaching from the east trailhead. I can affirm that this blow down is NOT near Hedgehog Pond. It is on the loop around Rabbit Pond. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Great trail for dogs. Some sections are drier but you cross by or over fantastic ponds along the way. |
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| Bugs: |
Yes. Prepare to alter your DNA with liberal applications of pure DEET. Even the dry, super hot temps (95 degrees at noon) did not stop the armor-clad black and deer flies. |
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| Comments: |
This hike is well worth the trek (and fees) into the Maine woods. Really nice views of Katahdin. The trails are not steep, but rather undulate in symbiosis with the topography of this area. These trails are truly amazing. Some trail master took the time to study the landscape and provide the hiker access to the diverse vegetative settings of this area. One goes from wet woods to a dry rock ledge, then to an amazing pond (Rabbit Pond) with incredible rock beaches (and a boat with oars!), then through lush forest understory, followed by a Ridge crossing between two large bogs teeming with wildlife, then onto a boulder garden.
I can’t say enough good things about this trail. It is beautiful and remote. I’ll be back before winter... |
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| Name: |
Remington34 |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-06-30 |
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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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