| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Old Blue Mountain, Bemis Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Appalachian Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, August 15, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Roadside pull off for about 4 vehicles. South Arm Road is pavement. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No major water crossings |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
AT in good condition. Some bog bridges will need to be replaced north of Old Blue Mtn. Nice rock steps on steep sections of trail leading out of Black Brook Notch |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Should be ok for dogs although water is not plentiful |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
The views from Old Blue Mtn summit were not outstanding. Scrub limited the views. The view to the southeast was of the nearby wind farm. There was also no view from the top of Mt Bemis. However, there was a great view of Upper Richardson Lake and Mooselookmeguntic Lake and the western Maine mountains from a small trailside clearing about .7 miles north of Mt Bemis main summit. There is a nice viewpoint at the side of the AT as it passes below Elephant Mtn. The viewpoint has a small wood bench with a view towards Saddleback, Sugarloaf, Abraham to the north and Jackson and Tumbledown to the southeast.
Many AT hikers going in both directions of whom most were amiable. |
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 | Name: |
WAUMBEK |
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 | E-Mail: |
WAUMBEK at Roadrunner dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-08-16 |
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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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