Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Coe, South Brother, North Brother, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Marston Trail, Coe Trail, Marston Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, October 11, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Was the only car in the lot at 8am, a few more cars when I was done around 3pm. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Streams were easily passed by rock hopping. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
While the sections between Coe and North Brother were in decent shape, the trail to North Brother was very overgrown for about half a mile. This first section was either muddy, wet (follows a stream bed) and very overgrown. This section of the trail needs some TLC. |
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 | Comments: |
These peaks were beautiful and afforded excellent views of Doubletop, Katahdin, the Klondike and Norther and Southern peaks. I didn't see a soul on the trail until my descent from North Brother in the afternoon.
While the AMC guidebook mentioned the rock face on Coe, it didn't make note of how steep this section is and especially if the rocks were wet. I went up this trail and the rocks were mossy, wet and very slippery. I had to be very cautious in several places so as not to slide down the face. I do not recommend this trail for descent if there is any amount of water on the rocks. If it is very wet, I would not recommend this trail at all. |
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 | Name: |
LoveMaine |
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 | Date Submitted: |
2015-10-15 |
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 | Link: |
https://instagram.com/p/8wIAfLAEvB/?taken-by=lovemaine207 |
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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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