| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Brother, South Brother, Fort Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Marston Trail, Mt. Coe Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Williams Pond Road |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Minor all crossable but not all bridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Blown Downs but avoidable |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None allowed. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Skied in from Nesowadnehunk bunkhouse on Thursday, left by 5:50 am, pulled our sleds, it took 75 minutes and mostly downhill, on the way back it took 90 minutes with snowshoes, not sure the skiis were worth it. First 2 miles of Marston broken out to pond, then it was all breaking trail. Difficult with low hanging spruce and steep up Marston. Main goal was to get to Fort, so we went on to North Brother, which was the hardest part of trip, very dense going up until we broke tree line, then windy and found sign which was broken. Headed to Fort, went straight off North Brother for about 150 yards towards Fort then worked our way to the left and headed towards the left part of ridge, best path ever! We hit a few spruce traps and pushing thru a few spruce but not as much as we expected. The path we took was a previous GPS path which took us under the canopy of spruce and again we headed right for the left peak once we worked our way over. Don't know where the top is but both peaks are within 50 yards, so we did both. Couldn't believe how easy. Went back and headed towards South Brother, snow a little deeper and snow up South Brother spur even deeper. Mid thigh and that wasn't the bottom and I'm tall! Came down off South and it was 4:30, had nothing left in tank plus rain forecasted, safer to save Coe for another day! Great day overall! Tote road was well packed by snowmobiles. Hopefully a few hikers will take advantage of our broken trail! |
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 | Name: |
Brian Z |
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 | E-Mail: |
bereanbee@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-02-20 |
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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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