| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Crocker Mountain, South Crocker Mountain, Mt. Redington, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Caribou Valley Road, Appalachian Trail, herd paths, logging roads |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, September 19, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at circa 3.7 miles up Caribou Valley Road/Caribou Pond Road from Route 16. Bumpy, etc. to metal grate bridge. Increasingly eroded on the uphill just past metal grate bridge. Parked in area just before the next bridge (big ruts on far side). 6 minute walk from there to AT crossing. Another group made it past Caribou Valley Pond in a Nissan pickup, but had passenger spotting on very sketchy bridge crossings past AT. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
On AT, barely running. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few handsaw-able blowdowns on both stretches (below South and between South and Crocker). |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
A few nearly full width puddles on road walk to AT. AT was fairly dry to the campsite, then wet for the balance of the trailed portion of the hike. Some mud, but generally minor. Took herd path to Redington from behind the high point on South Crocker - very easy to follow over small subpeak to boundary cut. Take right, continue around a curve, then the herd path drops off downhill to the left (whereas the boundary cut wants to continue to a height of land). If you keep your eyes on the footbed, it's pretty easy to follow through the woods, across the clearcut, and to the logging road. At height of land on logging road, cairn marks reentry into woods. Again, watching footbed helps make for generally easy navigation (though there are a few herd paths that come and go on this section). Canister logbook (placed by property owner) is located near the Crockers side of the view clearing. Followed herd paths down to fourwheeler trail, then to logging roads, then back to Caribou Valley Road. Cairns generally mark the road walk, but having a satellite image marked up ahead of time would make for very easy navigation. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-09-19 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/Maine/crockermtn-2010-0919.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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