| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Kidder Mountain, MA |
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 | Trails: |
Wapack Trail, Kidder Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, February 2, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Sharon Ledges parking area at Temple Road was nicely plowed out. Wapack parking across from Windblown Camping was not plowed and nobody has used it. We parked at junction of Route 123/124, which required a .6 mile road walk at the end (not fun). Would suggest calling Windblown Camping to request parking there. It is plowed, but was unused. |
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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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Nothing noteworthy l |
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 | Comments: |
We redlined a 2.7 mile stretch of the Wapack from Temple Road to Windblown Camping and decided to tag Kidder Mountain along the way. Trail was lightly packed out from end of Temple Road almost to Chapman Road. Melissa broke out the final short section there in knee deep snow. The Chapman Road and Old Peterborough Road stretch was plowed with a light snow pack, so we kept on our snowshoes. Wapack was mostly unbroken for the rest of the hike, with Melissa doing the majority of the trail breaking. Kidder Mountain Trail started out well packed as a snowmobile trail paralleling power lines. When the trail veered to the left, it was unbroken almost to the summit. Again, Melissa led the way! Final stretch to summit was packed out by snowmobiles. Kidder summit had great 180 degree views, including the Boston skyline and Wachusett. We chose to descend the same way, rather than continue on the snowmobile trail, not knowing where it would go and it was not shown on Gaia. Speaking of Gaia, what shows as the Wapack Link Trail is now the official Wapack Trail, which ends up at the parking area directly across from Windblown Camping. It was another great hike with Tom and Melissa. We all have only one more hike to redline the Wapack. For Tom and me, it will be a 114 mile continuous stretch, as we finished the Midstate Trail in late 2024. |
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 | Name: |
Marty |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-02-04 |
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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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