| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Redington, South Crocker Mountain, Crocker Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Caribou Pond Road, logging roads, herd paths, Appalachian Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Sue at Stratton Motel deems if you are off the highway and snowmobiles can get by, you are okay. Room for a few cars. Caribou Valley Rd. is closed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Skis |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All bridges on road are passable with skis. |
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 | Comments: |
I skied into Caribou Pond Rd. until the accent of Redington. Road was a bit choppy as snowmobile tracks had frozen over. Coming from this direction, to find the AT crossing you cross a bridge with iron grating (you can see it now) then you cross another bridge and the AT is marked by a couple small ribbons. It does not look like anyone has been towards sugarloaf on the AT in a while. I followed Longmark’s tracks up Redington. I also brought a pen per his suggestion (I did not have a pencil though, so perhaps someone else bring one as pen may not work in the cold).
The AT to both Crockers (from Caribou Pond Rd.) is now very well broken as two others had done it after Longmark and then me, all two ways. If you are thinking about doing Crockers and/or Redington, the conditions are very favorable right now.
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 | Name: |
zporter ColdRiverCampCook |
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 | E-Mail: |
zap88@tds.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-02-27 |
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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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