Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mendon Peak, VT |
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| Trails: |
Catamount XC ski trail, logging roads, bushwhack |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, September 22, 2019 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at Bucklin @0600, full at 11 when I got back. Spots available at the gate |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
The yellow signed crossing was easily hoppable |
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| Bugs: |
Nothing of note |
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| Comments: |
A nice little morning saunter over to Mendon. The logging roads are pretty clear for takeoff.
When you get to the big clearing after the house, stay straight and duck into the woods. You will come to a Y where the left is an obvious logging/atv road, and the right is a well worn herd path, stay left here. After this, say less than a half mile, you will come to another Y of logging roads, I stayed right and that worked perfectly. Aside from that, it's pretty straight forward. After the yellow signed brook crossing at approx. 2.5 miles, the trail (logging road) begins to ascend steeply via switchbacks. The first cairn is large and obvious at a switchback, the second one has a chain atop it (with some flagging and a faint herd path up the hill - it dies in about 20 feet), and the third is a ways up the road (this is the route you'll find on all trails). I knew roughly where the herd path (from cairn 3) was so I bushwhacked from the chain cairn to the path. It is very easy walking through fern glades and saves approximately 0.3 each way for very minimal effort. |
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| Name: |
The Teal Goat |
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| E-Mail: |
sea2thebiscuit@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-09-22 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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