| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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East Royce, West Royce, ME |
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 | Trails: |
East Royce Trail, Royce Trail, Laughing Lion Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
No problems. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All were crossable without any issues. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Much trail maintenance is needed headed up the last 7 tenths of a mile to the summit of West Royce. There was significant damage due to winds with many blow downs crossing the trail. In some spots you couldn't tell where the trail was. I believe we saw one marker on a tree. Some bushwhacking involved to get around the blow downs. We tried to remove any blow downs that we could and as many as we could but some will need some hand saw work! |
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 | Bugs: |
It was in the low 40's so no bugs to bother us. |
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 | Comments: |
All in all a great day. We hit West Royce before East and by the time we made it to East Royce, clouds had lifted and the sun was shining. Winds were a bit gusty on the summit and chilly, but East Royce trail had minor blow downs that were easily avoidable or passable and dry trail down below. Trip report will be posted to my blog by tomorrow night. |
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 | Name: |
hkemtns |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-05-13 |
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 | Link: |
 https://hkemtns.blogspot.com/ |
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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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