Rattlesnake Mountain - Unknown trail - 2-22-2013

Hiking Trail Conditions Report
	Peaks	Rattlesnake Mountain, ME

	Trails:	Unknown trail

	Date of Hike:	Friday, February 22, 2013

	Parking/Access Road Notes:	It was hard to find the trail using map quest. It took us up to a private drive. For directions see link below

	Surface Conditions:	Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular

	Recommended Equipment:	Snowshoes, Light Traction

	Water Crossing Notes:	None

	Trail Maintenance Notes:	On the way to the top it was kind of slippery. Be careful.

	Dog-Related Notes:	Dogs are allowed on the trail year-round. It is a fairly easy hike dogs should be fine.

	Bugs:

	Lost and Found:	None


	Comments:	We bushwhacked to the top, and found the main trail. By the looks of it it was packed. We met up with the main trail at a view point a few minutes from the top. We took the main trail up to the top. The view was amazing and face about south or south-east. We went on a sunny day it was about 30 degrees out. For fist time hikers this might be for you. If your a new-bee and you take the main trail there are some steep parts. Make sure that on any hiking trip you go on to always tell someone where you are going and what trail you are going on. I have been on the hike one other time in the summer and if you take the main trail you will want to take the one to the left. The other trail has a lot of stuff to climb over. And make sure you research the weather predictions before just heading out.

	Name:	Collette Boure

	E-Mail:	collette.boure@gmail.com

	Date Submitted:	2013-02-27

	Link:	https://www.localhikes.com/Hikes/Rattlesnake_6403.asp
		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.