| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Bald Mountain, ME |
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Bald Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 27, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The parking area is an obvious bare granite ledge right alongside Bald Mountain Road in Dedham. Trail leaves from the back of the parking area and follows bare granite service road/trail to summit alongside utility poles. |
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Wet/Slippery Rock |
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Dedham Bald Mountain
The mountain is a smooth, round granite dome with a fragile veneer of vegetation. The trail (unmarked but obvious) is an old road leading to a cluster of communications towers on the partly wooded summit. The road is worn right down to the granite for its entire length--essentially a solid stone surface 20' wide by 0.5 miles long and steep. There is a network of bootleg hiking trails around the greater summit that lead to various ledges and are worth exploring. Views are excellent, most of them do not include the communications masts. Contrary to DeLorme, the fire tower is gone. The summit is fairly clean of trash despite obvious 4WD access and multiple fire rings on ledges. It's a rewarding, quick hike. |
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 | Name: |
Barefoot Paul |
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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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