| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Little Deer Hill, Deer Hill, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Deer Hills Connector, Deer Hills Trail, Deer Hills Bypass |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, August 13, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking at baldface circle trail lot - full today with cars lining the road, apparently a busy day for the baldfaces and emerald pool |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
One crossing on connector has a log to use, main crossing is across the dam. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
2 small stepovers on the connector, one duckuner on hills trail below little deer summit, one large stepover on hills bypass |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
An easy one for the canines |
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 | Bugs: |
Out again, flies mosquitos and biting, still need the bug spray. |
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 | Comments: |
This little loop packs some great views from little deer hill and ledges just past the summit of deer hill. Trail is dry with a few spots of avoidable mud mostly on the connector. Easy up and down though steep in places past the Deer Hill summit. One spot for extra care, about 1/10 a mile or so past the view ledges after Deer Hill summit you see a cairn on rock outcropping - the trail heads down the around and off the rock steeply and then traverses along the edge of a drop-off - in this stretch there in one short spot where the rock on the trail is crumbling and could cause one to loose footing so just keep an eye out! Not too much traffic on there trails today - saw 6 people. Though the baldface lot is in NH, the trip does cross the state line just after the river crossing so large majority of hike is in Maine. |
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 | Name: |
Brian From Maine |
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 | E-Mail: |
brobert1@maine.rr.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-08-13 |
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 | Link: |
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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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