| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Sawyer Rocks Mountain (Ludlow), VT |
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 | Trails: |
Buttermilk Falls Trail, Catamount Trail, bushwhack, skid trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 2, 2025 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Was able to walk across the brook at the falls on thick ice. Warming weather this week will make that sketchy. |
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 | Comments: |
Finding the Healdville Trail to Ludlow Mountain closed for logging, I switched gears and did this instead. Started/ended at the Buttermilk Falls trailhead. Crossed the falls, ascended briefly along part of the Catamount Trail thence along a southeast descending ridge to the east summit, and along the ridge to the high point where there was a register jar left there by the usual perpetrator. Last entry was 2023. Signed in. Nice view north toward Salt Ash Mtn from an opening on the N side of the summit. Continued along the ridge skirting a mountaintop off grid chalet, to a ledge view toward Ludlow Mtn. Backtracked a bit, descended diagonally to a point further up the brook, thence along a skid trail next to the brook, crossed both old highway bridges on the Buttermilk trail system, and returned to the parking area. Snow was crusted HARD; I walked on top of it the entire way in snowshoes, barely making a dent in it. Buttermilk Falls trail network was packed out, as was part of Catamount. |
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 | Name: |
Barefoot Paul |
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 | E-Mail: |
paulwgagnon@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-03-03 |
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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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