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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Little Deer Hill, Big Deer Hill, Blueberry Mountain, ME
Trails
Trails: Deer Hill Connector, Deer Hills Trail, Deer Hills Bypass, Frost Trail, Ledges Trail, Deer Hill Spring Spur, Leach Link Trail, White Cairn Trail, Blueberry Ridge Trail, Blueberry Mountain Loop, Stone House Trail, Rattlesnake Pool Spur, Shell Pond Trail, Shell Pond Loop Trail, roadwalks
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, September 20, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parked at Baldface Circle Trail lot, starting to fill up when I started, signs that it overflowed onto the road when I returned. Deer Hill Connector leaves at an obvious yellow blaze (unsigned) about 30 feet from the bathrooms. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Only one that wasn't bridged, and that was hoppable. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Trails good for the most part, a couple of stepovers on Deer Hill Connector, and a duck under and step over on Shell Pond Loop.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Saw several out enjoying the day. 
Bugs
Bugs: None. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: A pair of glasses was left hanging on Shell Pond Trail sign at its Deer Hill Road end. 
 
Comments
Comments: A nice cool day to stay below the clouds, and work out these trails. Hit everything on the Deer Hills before heading to Leach Link and walking Stone House Road to White Cairn Trail, where I did the loop up over Blueberry and down Stone House Trail. Rattlesnake Pool and Gorge were great! Looped around Shell Pond (going out to the Deer Hill Road trailhead of course), before heading back the way I came. Saw a couple of people on the Deer Hills, and a bunch more around Blueberry, no one else around Shell Pond. Long miles, but a worthy day hike. Just inched over the 1000 mile mark for redlining the WMG!

Blog post soon!  
Name
Name: Bill Robichaud 
E-Mail
E-Mail: bill.robichaud@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-09-20 
Link
Link: https://onapathwithheart.blogspot.com/ 
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