| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Puzzle Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Puzzle Mountain Trail, Woodsum Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, January 4, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The lot is plowed. I was the only car all day. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
It was cold enough that most were frozen. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There are several new blowdowns on the Puzzle Mountain (GLT). The largest is right before Lunch Ledges and requires going around it. There is a clear herd path around it now. There are 2 on the Woodsum Spur which I crawled under. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
The trail is in good condition for winter hiking pups. |
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 | Comments: |
The trail is packed hard. Due to the warmer temps there are many frozen slushy footprints but spikes worked well. Up higher there are some serious ice flows but I managed again with Hillsounds. I had the crampons packed just in case but didn't need to switch on the ascent. Had I descended that way, I probably would have used crampons. The Woodsum Spur is in rough shape. It was broken by bare boots and not snowshoes and it had little traffic so it never got well packed down before freezing. It needs a good snowfall and some folks in snowshoes to fix it. As you get lower there is less snow and even places with bare ground. We just need snow. Badly. |
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 | Name: |
Frankenfoot |
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 | E-Mail: |
ukisukinaminanu@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-01-05 |
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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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