| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Baldpate Mountain - West Peak, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Appalachian Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 28, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
plowed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Slippery rocks but easily crossed |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
1 or 2 blowdowns. Lots of debris. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Took my dog.He was fine. |
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 | Comments: |
This trail is very rough. Partly do to debris from the last storm, partly due to snow conditions and partly due to someone hiking on unpacked trail without snowshoes. Microspikes are all that are needed until the Table Rock junction. After that, snowshoes. Someone broke trail to about 1/4 mile before the shelter. After that I broke the trail. I did go to the shelter for a break before the real climb. It was rough going for a while,breaking through crust and moose had postholed the whole thing up. Once it really got steep, I was able to walk on top of the crust for the most part but breaking through often coming back down. I really thought that ice would be more of a problem as it so often is on that trail, so it was a pleasant surprise to find very little. This is a good trail for dogs when it isn't too icy. East Peak looked very icy. |
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 | Name: |
Amber |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-12-29 |
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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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