| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Breadloaf Mountain, Mt. Wilson, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Skylight Pond Trail, Long Trail, Skylight Pond Spur, Breadloaf Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, August 27, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty at Skylight Pond trail head |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Tiny and non-issues |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Well tended |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw two with their people having fun. |
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 | Bugs: |
A few buzzing but not biting and didn’t need repellent |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Not a views hike even on this mostly sunny day. Both summits are wooded with elfin-like cairns atop them, one with “Breadloaf 3835.58” hand-lettered on a jagged rock. But the gentle, hard packed trail was welcoming compared to the Whites and gave up a few glimpses of Killington and its brethren through the trees. And the journey did its usual refresh, reset and restore us for the daily grind, and some big treks in the Pacific Northwest in a few days.
Skylight Pond/Lodge was worth the 0.1 down to the spur trail, Sunset Rock with its westerly limited view wasn’t worth it. We did not overshoot Wilson by 0.3 to get to the supposed viewpoint, letting the legs direct the journey home. Delightfully few hikers (compared to the Whites) and met some with fun destinations, like the couple journeying from MA to Canada, and several section-hikers just doing a few Miles’s day. A shout out to the gentleman from NY who’d just bagged #87 and #88 on the NEHH; I want to be just like you when I grow up - knocking out the peaks because the only way to be able to do them, is just to get out there and do them. |
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 | Name: |
TwinMom+1 |
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 | E-Mail: |
mk@mkmarinac.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-08-29 |
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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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