| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Ludlow Mountain, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Healdville Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 7, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Station Road and the parking lot are both plowed, but conditions will become icy with rain this week. Snow tires will be a must to get to the trailhead soon. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All sizable water crossings have wooden bridges. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Fallen tree across the trail at 3000-ft or so, at just the right height to make going under OR over awkward. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
The Healdville Trail is entirely within Okemo State Forest, which requires that pets are kept "under control at all times and keep them leashed around other visitors." |
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 | Bugs: |
'Sno bugs in this weather. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Picked up a black coat about 1 mile up the trail, brought it to the trailhead and happened to run into its owner who was very grateful for the pick-up. |
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 | Comments: |
Green Mountain Club - Killington Section planned hike. Only two of us in our group today, but four other hikers were observed on the trail during the hike. All others wearing microspikes, so we were the first with snowshoes. Healdville Trail should have a nice trench at this point, but it will need more snowshoe-grading and a nice freeze before we can all switch to spikes. Be advised the trail spends a fair amount of time skirting a ridge above 2500-ft and not gaining much elevation at that point, so hikers may find it necessary to layer up before the summit is reached. I think the fire tower at the summit is still accessible, but the snow and ice on the stairs may present a real challenge. |
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 | Name: |
Sheamus |
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 | E-Mail: |
Sheamus.Fagan@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-12-09 |
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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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