| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Redington, South Crocker Mountain, North Crocker Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Bushwhacks, Caribou Valley Road, Appalachian Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 18, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking at AT on ME27 and at Golf Course Clubhose is plowed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
At least 2 big blowdowns on the AT north of North Crocker |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sherlock didn't have any trouble even when we were breaking trail on the bushwhack |
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 | Comments: |
Chris and I started at the Golf course and did the bushwhack to CVR. It was packed but we still opted for snowshoes after a couple post holes and then left them on the rest of the day. CVR could easily be barebooted. We followed it out to the pond then took the snowmobile route and bushwhack up to Redington. Two others had been up there ealier in the day. From Redington we broke out the herd path to South Crocker. I can't claim that we did a good job following the herd path. There are numerous places early on that we wandered significantly off the path. As we were climbing to South Crocker we made the rookie bushwhacking mistake of following the open trees even though we knew the herd path went into deeper woods to our left. This left us stuck in thick woods up top and took some effort to get back over to the herd path. Overall breaking this section out was hard but not as bad as I had feared. There were only a handful of times we sunk hip deep with snowshoes. After South Crocker we headed north on the AT over North Crocker and up to ME27. Other than a mile or so that was blown in after North Crocker everything was broken out and easy going. |
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 | Name: |
Rick Simmons |
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 | E-Mail: |
RickNH1@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-03-19 |
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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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