Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Dorset Mountain, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Tower Road, herd path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 12, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
I saw a sign directing hikers to the left, but found no parking there, so drove right to the base of the tower road as marked on Gaia. No problem parking overnight. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns on the tower road, easy to step around but probably annoying for skiers. |
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 | Bugs: |
Saw at least 1 crawling on the snow. |
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 | Comments: |
I followed boot prints to the first col, then there were snowmobile trails, some which weren’t on my map, but one went right to the summit with the view. A short but easy to miss herd path gets you to the canister. The tower road itself was kind of a mess in the sun, with rocks and running water and sticky snow. I wore my beater snowshoes the whole way. The canister was frozen shut and looked like an animal chewed it. |
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 | Name: |
Carl G |
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 | Date Submitted: |
2025-01-12 |
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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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