| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Old Speck Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Old Speck Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 31, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot plowed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Blue, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All ice bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some blowdowns on the lower portions of the trail, but generally easily avoided. On the top .3 mile, however, heavy spruce blowdown damage, which forced me to bushwhack in a few places. |
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 | Comments: |
Old Speck Trail hadn't been used since the small snowstorm last week. About 1-3" of new, however, in many places the snow drifted and filled in the footbed, resulting in 6" of trailbreaking. Up high, lots of drifts, 1-3' deep. Trail hard to follow in col above Eyebrow junction (go diagonally left), as well as the last .3 miles (due to lots of blowdowns). Snowshoes with good traction were perfect. If using snowshoes without great traction, crampons might be necessary for the steeps just prior to the ledge switch back (just before the trail junction near the summit). Trail is now well packed for snowshoeing, however there was some minor drifting occurring still. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-01-31 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/Maine/oldspeckmtn-2010-0131.php |
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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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