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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Dorset Mountain, VT
Trails
Trails: Tower Road, herd path
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, January 12, 2025
Parking/Access Road Notes
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.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: A few blowdowns on the tower road, easy to step around but probably annoying for skiers.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: Saw at least 1 crawling on the snow.  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
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.  
Name
Name: Carl G 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2025-01-12 
Link
Link: https:// 
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