| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Mansfield (The Chin), VT |
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 | Trails: |
Long Trail, Haselton Trail, Route 108 |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of space for more cars today with about 10 already there by 10:30. Bottom of Haselton comes out at Gondola parking lot leaving one with about an easy 0.3 mile roadwalk. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No large crossings; some rock hopping on trails in wet sections. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One very large blowdown a short ways up from 108 on LT (climb over). Trails in fairly nice shape considering all the rain as of late. No sight of rerouting being done crossing 108 yet; caretaker told us it was in the GMC's plans. Nice signage where Haselton leaves the ski trails which could be nice for first timers here. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Some out today. Plentiful water. Final climb to Chin may need some help. |
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 | Bugs: |
Only spot we were bothered was on summit by variety of species. |
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 | Comments: |
Hiked locally on account of late afternoon obligations. Timing worked out perfectly as the skies opened up soon after reaching car. Sight of the day was seeing a lacrosse group with sticks, balls, cleats etc. near the top. I can only wonder why they brought the cleats up? As stated in other reports; some badly needed rain; that was the topic with all thruhikers we met today. Looking forward to the weekend. |
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 | Name: |
franco |
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 | E-Mail: |
cockerbuff@aol.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-07-09 |
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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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