| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Sawyer Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Sawyer Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot was closed due to drainage problems but there was plenty of room along the road to park. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Most of the trail follows an old road where 4WD vehicles have excavated out big mud puddles here and there. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Black flies are out but not biting yet. |
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 | Comments: |
Sawyer Mountain Trail (Limerick Trailhead)
We ascended from the Limerick side of the mountain. Starts out as a trail, turns into a beat up old wood road, finishes on a trail. The road section sees occasional ATV action. The summit has a nice open ledge with good views. Clean and free of trash. On the way down we easily detoured and bushwhacked down to the waterfall and on to the huge 0.5~ mile long "gorge" (a chasm likely caused by a glacial dam breach). The waterfall is nice but will probably dry up at some point. The gorge is pretty spectacular anytime. Neither have trails but are described on the land trust's map and are easy to bushwhack to from the parking area or the trail. |
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 | Name: |
Paul-William Barefoot Gagnon |
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 | E-Mail: |
pgagnon999@outlook.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-04-27 |
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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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