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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Plumbago Mountain, ME
Trails
Trails: Jim's Drive, roads, skid roads, bushwhacks
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, September 9, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: I parked just off of Rt. 2 up Jim's Drive, which is just east of the 26 junction. Jim's Drive is posted against vehicles and the sign warns that the gate may close any time. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: I found this hike to be involved and a bit confusing. The higher roads are not shown correctly on maps. I followed roads of varying quality into Jim's Pond. Following the pond, road got rougher and were taking me too far east, so I began to bushwhack. I soon hit a significant road, followed it until it turned off course and resumed bushwhacking. Wood consisted of cuts and regrowth and thicker woods higher up. The summit is open, but the trees are too big for views. There is a collapsed radio tower at the top. The highpoint is recognized.

To return, I bushwhacked off the west side, hitting the road that I had turned off of earlier, just above the drainage. I made good use of this road and connected roads to take a similar route out. This was a confusing route with a long road walk and some challenging bushwhacking.  
Name
Name: zporterColdRiverCampCook 
E-Mail
E-Mail: zap88@tds.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-09-09 
Link
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