| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Peaked Mountain (Monson) , MA |
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 | Trails: |
Rosalyn’s Turnpike, Bernie Ave, Ruth’s Mountain Road, Valley View Trail, West Rock Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 27, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at the large dirt lot on Butler Rd at 2:30pm. Plenty of parking at the mid-sized lot 1mi to the north that provides access to the Miller Forest Tract. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
I don’t recall any blowdowns. Trail signs at most jcts. I think the only trail that wasn’t signed was Valley View Trail (at least from the summit). |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Dogs must be leashed. Good trails for dogs. I saw one. |
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 | Bugs: |
I’d used 30% DEET earlier and didn’t reapply. I didn’t find them to be bothersome. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
2nd hike of the day after my odd loop of sorts with a road walk, covering both Goat Rock and Minnechaug Mtn. I followed the loop as described in the guidebook. This was easy to do with all the signed jcts except at the summit where I don’t recall a sign for Valley View Trail so Gaia helped me to confirm that I was on the right trail. The only other potential spot of confusion is where Gaia shows a view loop of sorts SW of the summit along Valley View Trail. The trail is blazed in both directions so I guess for redlining purposes you should do both of them. There is no longer any view from the viewpoint though; at least not when there’s leaves on the trees. The trails were very dry, old, eroded, wide roads, except for Valley view which was a footpath. In fact, as if weaved it’s way through the brush around the summit, I thought it could even be trimmed back a little. Gaia had me at 2.1mi, 470ft of gain, and 50min. |
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 | Name: |
Liam Cooney |
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 | E-Mail: |
liamcooney96@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-05-27 |
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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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