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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks The Owl, ME
Trails
Trails: Hunt Trail, Owl Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Friday, February 9, 2024
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Skis, Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Stream has snow bridge 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: A few blowdowns, fairly easily navigated 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: We skied to just below the junction with the Owl trail. Bare booted to Katahdin Stream Falls, but could have worn snowshoes as it was very unconsolidated across the stream. Bare booted up the Owl but switched to snowshoes due to soft snow before the small stream crossing. Trail was broken to the view point, then we broke trail 2-3ft deep to the open boulder/scree section. Switched to spikes to navigate ice and crusty snow up to the sub-peak. Turned around there as we didn't have time to break the final 500 ft of trail to the summit.  
Name
Name: Emily 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2024-02-14 
Link
Link: https:// 
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