| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Kennebago Divide, White Cap Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Kennebago Road, Wiggle Brook Road, Bear Brook Road, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Drove Tim Pond to four corners, parked at four corners, no major issues going in as road was frozen. Road is a snowmobile trail, plowed to Tea Pond camps, next 11 miles mud, packed snow and ice. Deteriorating with warm temps, lucky to get out, difficulty with hill going out, too much snow. Unless you get freezing temps, DON’T go in. 4 wheel drive must, which we had, we sunk about 6 to 8 inches trying to get out, PRAYING we would get out! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bear Brook had two major but bridged, several small ones. Kennebago had a large wet section that will get dicey with warmer temps. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
None |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Roads not plowed but this allowed snowmobiling to take place on roads, at old summer parking on Bear Brook, we went to right on herd path where road ended, broke trail to NK using gps, then return with shortcut to WC breaking new trail, going to WC we followed herd path BUT went past, two of us had been there a couple times in 3 season and couldn’t believe herd path didn’t take us to summit. When trail splits, stay left. GPS needed to make things quicker. Returned on our tracks and on road to our truck and a white knuckle 17 mile drive to civilization! 2 to 3 feet on summits. On large racked moose st wiggle Brook and four large moose going in on Tim Pond. |
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 | Name: |
Brian Z |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-03-05 |
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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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