| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Whitecap Mountain (Rumford), ME |
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 | Trails: |
Orange Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, July 4, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Dirt parking lot across the street from the trailhead on East Andover Road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Minor and easily crossed. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns on the trail above the new reroute. Two of them could be taken out by a handsaw (too hot and too many deer flies for me to bother today). Trail in need of some consistant marking from the reroute to the summit. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Deer flies were brutal until I reached the ledges, at which point the wind kept them at bay. |
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 | Comments: |
Orange Trail (aka Trail #1) was generally in good shape with a few mud patches. New reroute where the old trail gets really rocky, circa 1,300' up to 1,650' or so. Deer flies were terrible, but the awesome open summit ridge made it worth it. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-07-04 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/Maine/whitecapmtn1-2010-0704.php |
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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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