| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Seneca Mountain - East Peak, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Forest roads, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, October 10, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Drove Rt. 114 to South America Road to Madison Brook Road. Parked at the gate, plenty of room for several cars. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
From the gate, we walked Madison Brook Road. The road is wide open and Madison Brook has several beautiful cascades observable from the road. We walked past The Roost and then began looking for a well defined skidder road/path leading into the base of the Seneca Cirque. Original plan was to climb both east and west peaks. From the base of the cirque we followed logging roads in a easterly direction leading the the east summit. At about 2,500 ft. the woods became scrappy with lots of blowdowns. We picked our way to the summit, found the jar, signed in and found a few nice views to the east. We then decided to scrap the plan to whack over to West Peak due to time constraints. We returned to the skidder road taking a southerly course along the ridge. This was a much better route with open woods. We ran into some ledge descending from E. Peak, but found openings to safely drop to the wooded floor of the forest. |
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 | Name: |
Gordo DuBois |
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 | E-Mail: |
duboisgordon7@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-10-12 |
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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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