| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Killington Peak, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Bucklin Trail, Long Trail, Killington Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, October 20, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
I arrived at 7am and was the second car in the parking lot. When I returned at 10, the lot was full and people were parking along the road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Very minor rock hopping. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One or two blowdowns, which were avoidable. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
I think pups might have a hard time with the ice on the steep sections on top. |
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 | Bugs: |
N/A |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
This was a lovely hike--there was still some lingering foliage down around the bottom, and the views from up top were top notch. While there's no snow most of the way, there was quite a bit along the top .5 mile of the trail, and this made the trail particularly dicey the top .2 mile from the cabin to the summit. The trail gets pretty steep in that section, and the ice made the rock scrambles all the more difficult--transforming what I would say is a moderate-difficult section of trail to a very difficult section. |
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 | Name: |
Sue |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-10-21 |
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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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