| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Bald Mountain (Oquossoc), ME |
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 | Trails: |
Bald Mountain Link, Bald Mountain Trail, cell tower service path, snowmobile trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 5, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot for link trail was plowed out. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
streams and mud all frozen. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One small footbridge on the Link has collapsed due to tree fall. There's a larger yellow birch blowdown on Bald Mtn Trail below the ledges. |
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 | Comments: |
Group of 3 up via the Link parking lot & return using the hiking trails plus the cell tower access path & snowmobile trail. Link and lower Bald Mtn. trail had minimal snow and ice. The ledges on Bald Mtn Trail were heavily iced over, however. We made it up no problem in spikes but opted to return via the cell tower service road and a snowmobile trail. Going down on the ice would have been trickier. We had originally planned WC and KD for today but the cold and windchill sapped our lamentable ambition; this was our substitute exercise for the day. I do love this peak and have hiked it many times; the views of the lakes from the firetower are outstanding. |
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 | Name: |
Barefoot Paul-William |
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 | E-Mail: |
paulwgagnon@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-01-06 |
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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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