| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Flying Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Flying Mountain Trail, Valley Cove Fire Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Only a handful of cars at the parking lot on Fernald Point Rd at 8am. Room for about a dozen more. When we returned at 9:30-9:45am, the lot had overflown. That said, this seems to be one of the lesser trafficked areas. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The trail was blazed in blue as if appears all trails are on the island. One widow maker on the Valley Cove Fire Rd. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sure |
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 | Bugs: |
Might’ve been a mosquito or two at the parking but not bad |
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 | Lost and Found: |
We picked up a water bottle at Valley Cove |
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 | Comments: |
The (redlining) vacation continues… first hike of the day was this very pleasant loop around this small mountain. It was my favorite hike on the island thus far! A much more lightly trodden trail, not overcrowded, nice ridge line, fantastic views, and easy. Quick 0.3mi hike to the summit at a generally moderate grade. Some steps built in. Trail was wet as were the rocks at times from rain the evening before but not very slick. Along the ridge, there were a handful of small mud pits to avoid. Fantastic ridge walk before descending more a bit more steeply to Valley Cove, then contouring along it to an access point. My understanding is that the trail continuing ahead along this contour at the jct is Valley Cove Trail, which was closed due to nesting preforms falcons), and what we turned left onto to follow back to the car is Valley Cove Fire Rd. This road was slightly uphill for a ways before descending slightly again back to the parking area. Despite this loop really being on two different trails/roads, only one of which is called the Flying Mountain Trail, the MMG just calls this loop the Flying Mountain Trail. We followed the guidebook’s directions. Gaia had us at 1.6mi and 300ft of gain; a bit different than the guidebook’s stats. |
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 | Name: |
Liam Cooney |
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 | E-Mail: |
liamcooney96@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-05-29 |
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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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