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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Katahdin (Baxter Peak), ME
Trails
Trails: Ski trail, Tote Road, Abol Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, March 9, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Golden Road is free of snow or ice. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction, Ice Axe, Skis 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Low trees due to snowpack in woods but nothing unseasonal 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Not permitted in Baxter 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: n/a 
 
Comments
Comments: trail and perimeter road to Abol Trail are extremely icy. We skied but microspikes would work. Trail to slide is packed and you could possibly bear boot or use microspikes. Crampons best bet once you reach the slide and ice ax useful for fall. Slide didn't have too much packed but it was firm enough for crampons. Tableland was rock hard ice most of the way and crampons are safest bet. We did this as a day trip.  
Name
Name: Tomcat 
E-Mail
E-Mail: tzohner@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-03-10 
Link
Link: https://tomcatoutdoors.blogspot.com/2014/03/winter-ascent-of-katahdin.html 
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