| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Burnt Hill, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Burnt Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, July 5, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Trailhead as at the end of Bigelow Mountain Drive off Mountain Side Road. This short side road (in a condo development) is permit parking only. The Sugarloaf base lodge is roughly on the same contour, so you could park there and walk over. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Initial Brackett Brook crossing is bridged. There are two more above it that were uncrossable due to high water and did not need to be crossed, as there was a short herd path between them. Above there, smaller crossings were crossable on wet rocks. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Not a single waterbar on this trail and, after Friday's rains, the runoff was roaring down the trail. We built a few makeshift rock waterbars, two of which may actually hold, to try to get some water off. Also a few stepover blowdowns. Above treeline, the blazes and cairns are inconsistent and could be hard to follow in fog or snow. |
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 | Bugs: |
Way too windy. |
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 | Comments: |
Burnt Hill (aka Burnt Mountain), the subpeak of Sugarloaf.
Below treeline, the Burnt Mountain Trail was a wet mess of standing and running water from the previous day's rain. Probably 3/4s of it on the ascent to the ridge was flooded, making for slow going and wet feet.
Once on the ridge, the winds were fairly significant, especially once clearing treeline. Sustained winds were probably in the 30s with gusts probably in the 50s at times, making it difficult to stand/walk. Very impressive open ridgewalk and summit, but hard to stay there long with the wind! |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-07-06 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos |
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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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