| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Old Speck Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Old Speck Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 30, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed and plenty. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
There are places where the streams are frozen with thick ice and other places with very thin ice. Test with pole before stepping. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of minor blowdowns. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw one. Seemed happy and doing fine. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Patches of significant ice starting around .5 miles and increasing in scale and frequency for about 2 miles. After that ice mostly surrenders to a cruisey compacted snow sidewalk with sporadic sections of significant ice. All very doable with light traction. We were glad we brought our cheap beater spikes since it was a mix of rock, ice, and snow. |
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 | Name: |
Frosty & Magoo |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-12-30 |
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 | Link: |
 http://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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