| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Dorset Peak, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Woods roads |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, June 2, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
I parked at the fork on Tower Road just after the bridge over the Mettawee River. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy water crossings. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Minor blow downs. I crawled under one. The rest were easily maneuvered. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
I saw none. |
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 | Bugs: |
I knew it was going to be buggy so I put on the fly dope. They never bothered me. |
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 | Comments: |
Most of this hike was on old roads. The first section appears to have been used in recent years. It was in good condition. At .8 miles a herd path diverged left around a washout. The herd path rejoined the road at approximately the 1 mile mark. The road became steep shortly after this. At 2.25 miles I reached the T junction at the top of the col. I turned right at this intersection and continued on another old road toward Dorset. The road forked at 2.5 miles. There was what appeared to be a toppled cairn at this intersection. I was unsure what to do here. The road to the right went up. The road straight ahead traversed the hill side. The map showed the trail going up so I went to the right. This turned out to be correct as I reached the cairn marking the herd path to the south summit and tower at 2.9 miles. I planned to hit the tower on the way back so I continued straight. I reached the other end of the loop trail over the south summit at just over 3 miles. There is a new sign here pointing the way to the tower. This intersection also has the famed doorknob tree. I took the trail to the left at the doorknob tree and reached the summit of Dorset Mountain at 3.45 miles. There were a few soggy areas on this section of the trail. On the return trip I took the short detour over the south summit to the tower. There were no views through the clearing on this foggy day.
I reached the Dorset summit in 1:40.
Round trip time was 3:20.
Round trip mileage was 7. |
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 | Name: |
Levesque |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-06-03 |
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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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