| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
MIddlesex Fells Reservation, MA |
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 | Trails: |
Rock Circuit Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 16, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Some of the group parked @ Flynn others in the overflow lot |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
n/s |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
good cond. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
none seen |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
1 blue snowshoe was stepped out of and trampled into the powder before the person realized it was off her foot. We searched but were unable to recover it. Please leave it at park headquarters if you can if you find it in the spring. Blue Tubbs lost 1/2way between Pinnacle and Black Rocks. |
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 | Comments: |
Sunday morning. after 6-8 inches of fresh powder, sunny and little wind wahoo! Group of 13 completed this loop....drifted to 2 ft in places. Completed the 4 mile loop breaking trail the entire way. On the eastern side of the fells we followed the trail of a single postholing hiker for about 1/2 of a mile until it went offtrail towards Washington St Melrose. |
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 | Name: |
JoeMc |
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 | E-Mail: |
jmcg138@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-02-17 |
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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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