NewEnglandTrailConditions.com
NewEnglandTrailConditions.com:
MA
|
ME
|
NH
|
RI/CT
|
VT
|
Ski
Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Bigelow Mountain - South Horn, ME
Trails
Trails: Appalachian Trail, Horns Pond Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, January 27, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parked at the end of the snowmobile trail on Stratton Pond Road 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: No problems 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Snowshoed up the AT from the end of Stratton Pond Road; fairly easy (3-4 inches of snow over a harder base) up until the Cranberry Pond Trail split off, then untouched snow (2-3 ft with deeper drifts, especially up high) all the way to South Horn. Turned around at South Horn and then went down via Horns Pond Trail back to Firewarden Trail (Horns Pond Trail untracked). Beautiful day for it. Snowshoes the weapon of choice...my running snowshoes were a little small for the job, especially in the deeper snow up top. Very limited amounts of ice, easy to navigate around.  
Name
Name: Ethan 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-01-29 
Link
Link: https:// 
Bookmark and Share 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.

Copyright 2009-2024, All Rights Reserved