| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Redington, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Caribou Valley Road, logging roads, herd path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, June 6, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Road conditions: about as awful as it always is, maybe a little more washed out in a couple places, but I'm sure everyone really wants to know about the bridges. They're also about the same as they were two years ago when I was last there. We had a truck and could have made it all the way to the Redington parking area 5.4 miles in, but parked .3 miles before the AT crossing instead. We saw a Honda Accord from MA and an 4-runner from NH at the parking area also, nothing further up.
When we got back the Accord was gone but the 4-runner was still there, no doubt owned by the person in the Sugarloaf/Spalding trail report just below this. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No water crossings on this hike, except for those that are crossed via deteriorating road bridges. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The mile or so of actual trail on this hike was in fantastic shape with no blowdowns of note whatsoever (3 that required a 1.5-foot step over). This trail is actually in better shape than the parts of the AT I hiked in Crawford Notch last weekend. |
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 | Bugs: |
Didn't see a single one. Too much rain I suppose. |
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 | Comments: |
Weather was dreadful: rain, rain, rain. We knew this going in though, and were in fact looking to condition ourselves to the inevitable conditions we'll find ourselves in at some point during our 100-Mile Wilderness trek next month. Up-side? We didn't see a single insect all day. |
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 | Name: |
csprague |
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 | E-Mail: |
csprague@maine.rr.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-06-06 |
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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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