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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Old Speck Mountain, ME
Trails
Trails: Old Speck Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Was only one car in the giant lot. Never saw a soul on the trail. Mobile meth lab? 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Water levels were bonkers from the overnight rain and mid day melting. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Water all over the trail, flowing under ice, over ice, etc. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Ahh, spring hiking at it's best. Started in the parking lot around 30 degrees. Trail has almost every condition you can imagine so we skipped the eyebrow trail. Hillsounds on/off then on for the majority of the hike. High 50's on the ridge but much cooler at the watch tower. Cloudy and clear skies switched back and forth like someone was flicking a switch. Steep sections on the way down were tough due to melting. Great day!  
Name
Name: OLDPIPE 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-04-20 
Link
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gJRGEuoh_E 
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