| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Old Speck Mountain, Baldpate Mountain - West Peak, Long Mountain, Puzzle Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Old Speck Trail, Grafton Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some sections very brushy
Significant blow-downs especially between Bull Run and Old Speck summit. Most bypassable. Signage good. Blazing good. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
None to speak of.
Ground hornets along cutoff to Town Corner campsite. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Green light weight Ozark sleeping bag at lower Stewart campsite. Left at lower trailhead. |
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 | Comments: |
9/2-9/5/25 Full loop clockwise from lower parking lot. Lots of wonderful trail with significant sections of overgrown brush and/or blow downs, particularly in the last mile before Old Speck summit. Other than a short section of the AT, this is a remote trail tha doesn't get much traffic.
Conditions are extremely dry and most water sources have dried up. Clockwise water can be found at the following campsites and locations:
Bald Mountain site: trickling pools
Sargent brook site: none found
Slide Mtn site: trickling pools
Bull Run site: nice flow
Baldpate Shelter: not checked
E Baldpate site: good flow
Lane site: good flow
Town corner site: NONE (looked downstream)
-- heading north a mile towards Baldpate the creek starts to flow.
-- heading south none until Chase creek at the foot of puzzle mountain
Chase creek: good flow - this is the only water between RT 26 and past Town Corner
Stewart Campsite: NONE
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 | Name: |
NHMcc |
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 | E-Mail: |
nhmcclure@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-09-07 |
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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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