| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Boundary Peak, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Logging road, bushwhack, boundary swath |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Logging road across from the gas station just before the border crossing at Corbin Gore. At mile marker 12, took the last right before the gate and immediately forked right. Road was unplowed so we only made it 1/2 mile in. With no snow you could make it a mile and park at the end. The 12 mile drive was passable this particular day in a high clearance vehicle with studded snow tires. Frozen mud and very rutted. It took over an hour. We tried previously when the road was glare ice and had to turn back. Chains and 4WD recommended. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Small crossings with adequate snow bridges |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Baxter had a blast sniffing critter tracks all day! No issues. |
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 | Bugs: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
Fourth try’s a charm. After planning to get Boundary last year from White Cap but running out of time, and two trips to Gosford Park only to find the road closed and a sheet of ice, I acquired this track from Deb C. Recent logging has opened up a clear-cut to the boundary swath, and the road from Corbin Gore provided access. Deb’s track combined a series of skid roads with an open forest bushwhack around Dennison Bog to reach the clearcut to the swath. From there it’s just 1/2 mile east along the boundary swath to the peak. From where we parked, it was close to 10 miles RT through easy terrain. Definitely the best winter approach I have seen. There is currently active logging (a tree harvester drove by us in the middle of the woods, and we could hear equipment all around us). I presume that road access and plowing will change as the operation shifts. We encountered three logging trucks on our drive in; all were friendly and waved when we got out of their way. We were lucky to get in and out before the snow storm arrived. |
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 | Name: |
Liz Wyman |
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 | E-Mail: |
lizwyman at yahoo |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-03-08 |
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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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