| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Goose Eye Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Goose Eye Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, February 13, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Success Pond Road at the start is dirt and became muddy on way out (due to city using area as snow dump); road is icy and somewhat rutted in spots, caution needed not to get going too fast; parking at trailhead has a frozen snow bank but room enough to pull off; having a shovel might be a good idea!! Some spots melting this PM... |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
First one frozen solid, easy crossing; second one, open in spots, rock hopped, but others went upstream to cross.. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
This was a trail check/maintenance hike, removed (sawed) about a dozen spots of obtacles, small blow downs and leaners into trail..still many spots with "face slappers!!" |
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 | Comments: |
Thanks to snowshoers recently, there was a relatively nice trench, tho choppy in spots; morning lower part was frozen and used spikes until up higher into soft woods, snow got softer and snowshoes needed; approaching summit the snowshoers started up the summit cone and tracks ended with them sliding backwards; I had switched to Hillsounds Pro Crampons and was able to stay left and use trees to get me to summit; I kicked in some steps but also postholed and a few spruce traps, but there's track to summit..took caution coming back down, snowshoes back on after getting down a ways; snow down low in hardwoods became softer in PM sun and had some balling up issues but not too bad..If a chilly night might be good to tag it tomorrow... |
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 | Name: |
Keith E |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-02-13 |
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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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