| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Pleasant Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
South West Ridge Trail, Ledges Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 13, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The parking lot for the South West Ridge trail is free of snow. The Parking for the Fire Warden's trail is mostly free of snow. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No blowdowns on the entire trail. There is a beautiful new sign indicating the direction into the woods and to the summit just after the tepee. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
This is a great hike for the four legged companions. |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
There is a child's mitten on the trail sign at the trailhead. |
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 | Comments: |
There is no snow at the trailhead and the trail is mostly free of snow up to about 1300'. At 1500' I put on the mini crampons. The snow is not deep anywhere on the long open ledges section. Once the trail enters the woods after the Tepee the snow is deep. My pole went down almost four feet at one point. The snow was well consolidated this morning, but when it gets soft there will be some great postholing in that section. Most people seem to follow the trail over to the cell phone tower. There were some faint tracts on the alternate trail. From the Tepee to the Firetower the ground was well covered with snow. There was quite a bit of snow on the top. The snow was almost as high as the top of the rocks on the north west side. I've never seen it quite that high up there. The directional signs at the top had been torn down. |
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 | Name: |
Ed 'n Lauky |
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 | E-Mail: |
Boondeck@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-03-13 |
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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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