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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Ascutney, VT
Trails
Trails: Windsor Trail, Blood Rock Trail, Brownsville Rock Spur, Weathersfield Trail, Hang Glider Trail, Futures Trail, Steam Donkey Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of full-sun parking at the Windsor Trail Trailhead.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: no issues - all water low 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: A bit of deadfall here and there but no issues. NOTE: some trail guides suggest Blood Rock Trail connects to the Windsor Trail - it no longer connects above Blood Rock per the most recent trail map available at the trailhead but I lost my trail map on the way up.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: none 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Terrific day poking around the Mt Ascutney Trails. Really neat place. The outlooks, hang glider platform, old firetower converted to viewing platform, old steam donkey, etc. are all worth visiting - cannot believe I hadn't been here. Really neat history. I stayed at the Mt Ascutney State Park (at the base of the auto road) but don't recommend it unless you like to hear freight train horns in the middle of the night :( (that's what ear plugs are for).  
Name
Name: Becca Munroe 
E-Mail
E-Mail: beccahiker@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-08-25 
Link
Link: https:// 
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