Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Abraham, ME |
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| Trails: |
Caribou Valley Road, bushwhack, Mt. Abraham Side Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 5, 2017 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Few spaces available at CVR entry on Route 16 |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
one at 7.5 miles in. Cross off trail over tree trunk. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
no issues |
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| Bugs: |
none |
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| Comments: |
A windy and cold start. Hiked via start of Caribou Valley Road to Caribou Pond Outlet Bridge. The road was a frozen tundra consisting of a corrugated corduroy of frozen snow mobile tracks, (over time and distance this unforgiving frozen tundra took a toll on your ankles/feet). After about 7.5 miles snowshoes were required on a hard crusty snow. Took the back bushwhack through woods, open clear cut fields and woods, to the Abraham Side Trail. The Abraham Side Trail had a good amount of snow, in which the blue blazes were barely visible being at snow level or sometimes buried. Some of the areas of the trail were angular sloping (high on the one side and much lower on the other. Finally out of the woods and treeline, snowshoes came off to traverse the last open rock fields to Mt. Abraham. Since last visit, fire tower is lying horizontal.
Long hike of 22 miles at 11 hours. The return trip took much longer due to constant abuse of rotating/pivoting on your ankles on this perpetual undulating ice of snow mobile tracks, becoming increasingly uncomfortable and debilitating. After a few attempts for this particular hike, perseverance pays off.
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| Name: |
Mohegan 007 |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-03-11 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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