Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Wachusett Mountain, MA |
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| Trails: |
Mountain House Trail, Old Indian Trail, West Side Trail, Semuhenna Trail, Harrington Trail, Lower Link Trail, Jack Frost Trail, High Meadow Trail, Bicentennial Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Free parking across from the Mountain House Trailhead, a mile or so south of the Visitor Center on Mountain Road, where Raymond St. comes in from the east. Room in the small lot for about 12 vehicles. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
None of note. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
All good, but a couple are rocky and eroded from many decades of heavy use and there were some low-lying muddy bits. |
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| Bugs: |
A few flies at the summit but otherwise hardly any, to my pleased surprise. |
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| Comments: |
9 Trails, mostly just segments of them, but they add up to merely 3.5 miles or so. Still, you get disproportionate vertical because you end up climbing the mountain nearly twice. This nice loop to the summit avoids the crowds, except at the summit near the parking lot. THe top of Old Indian Trail, until the summit plateau, is steep and rocky - better for ascending as I like trails. |
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| Name: |
Amicus |
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| E-Mail: |
mcsamicus@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-06-12 |
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| Link: |
https://amicus.smugmug.com/Hiking/2019/Random-Photos-2019/n-n5W8PC/i-8hdLZK5/A |
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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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