| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Gore Mountain, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Gore Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 5, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Easy access of rt. 114, plenty of room for several cars
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Several small crossings, mostly covered by snow and ice |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Several blow downs, but easy to go around. Trail difficult to follow in sections due to few blazes or flagging above 2500 ft. Snow and ice on trees blocking trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
snow depth made it challenging for our dogs Reuben and Brady, but they made the summit.
Depth of snow was challenging for our dogs, Reuben and Brady, but they made it. Plenty of open water at beginning of trail.
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 | Comments: |
Trail well marked and blazed, but past yard snowmobile trails and Sweet Tree operations, trail becomes increasingly difficult to follow. Blazes are few and trail needs to be remarked. However, a very enjoyable hike in about 2 feet of fresh snow |
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 | Name: |
Gordon DuBois |
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 | E-Mail: |
forestpd@metrocast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-02-05 |
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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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