| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Penobscot Mountain, Sargent Mountain, Cedar Swamp Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Spring Trail, Penobscot Mountain Trail, Sargent Mountain South Ridge Srail, Asticou Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 29, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lots of parking at Jordan pond - use north lot but can fill up |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
only ones of consequence have wooden bridges |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
ANP requires leashes. Spring trail is a steep rock scramble with a few places a canine couldn't make it up without help, there are a few narrow ledges with dropoffs as well. This stretch can be avoided by heading down the carriage road (away from Jordan Pond) where the spring trail crosses to where the Penobscot mountain trail crosses the carriage road - this will add a little more than 1.5 miles but avoids any difficult terrain. |
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 | Bugs: |
None until my return back on the Asticou trail where I was assualted by mosquitos and received numerous bites |
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 | Comments: |
Trails all in great shape! Great little loop on some of the higher peaks in ANP (that avoids the crowds on Cadillac). Great views of Jordan Pond, surrounding mountains, and out into the ocean and islands. A fair number of hikers up to Penobscot, ran across three groups between Penobscot and Sargent and back to trail junction. Sargent south ridge trail over to Cedar Swamp is a route that sees little traffic but has some great views especially down into the ampitheater when ascending down ridge on Penobscot. Cedar Swamp Mountain is a summit few people ever visit but has some views. From the junction of the Sargent south ridge and penobscot trails all the way back to Jordan Pond the only people I saw were a few bikers when I crossed the Carriage Road right before the junction with the Asticou trail |
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 | Name: |
Brian from Maine |
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 | E-Mail: |
brobert1@maine.rr.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-05-31 |
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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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