None - South Loop, Bradbury Pineland Corridor - 4-5-2020

Hiking Trail Conditions Report
	Peaks	None, ME

	Trails:	South Loop, Bradbury Pineland Corridor

	Date of Hike:	Sunday, April 5, 2020

	Parking/Access Road Notes:	Small lot for about 6 cars off Dept Road (off Rte 231) near the center of Pineland singed as Pineland Public Land. If lot is full plenty of room for roadside parking. Trails are on Pineland Public lands and not Pineland proper so you don't need to pay to access as you do for the trail system on Pineland. Trailhead for the south loop is not at trailhead parking. From the parking lot head right down the road about 150 yards - trailhead is across the road. It is not signed but obvious.

	Surface Conditions:	Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable

	Recommended Equipment:

	Water Crossing Notes:	None without a nice wood bridge!

	Trail Maintenance Notes:	A few blowdowns on the Bradbury Pineland corridor in the stretch that suffered a lot of damage a few years ago - Two clusters that are nice jungle gyms - you'll need to straddle and crawl under. Lot of evidence of efforts to clear this damaged section of the trail.

	Dog-Related Notes:	Easy canine hike. Met a few on the south loop

	Bugs:	None but snow is all gone so we did spray ourselves down with deet just in case the ticks were out and about.

	Lost and Found:


	Comments:	Another hike on some of our local trails in Maine and our trek to cover the part of the corridor we had not yet hiked. An out and back of 6 miles or so. Once we left the south loop we didn't run into any other hikers so we had plenty of social distancing. The access the bradbury pineland corridor take the south loop trail (either direction gets you there). The beginning is signed. The corridor travels through some nice woods between here and the power line corridor with easy grades. At the beginning you will pass near a few houses and you need to cross Rte 231 but after this the trail has a nice isolated feeling to it as it travels through woods. There is a great waterfall about a mile or so from the 231 crossing with a picnic table to take a break. It then goes through a cool forest which is where we encountered the blowdowns. The trail connects to the power line corridor which we traveled to Elmwood road which is where we ended last week. Trail was mix of dry with spots of mud though nothing too bad. Along the power line corridor there was a stretch with a number of pools of water where waterproof boots and gaiters were useful. For those in the area a worthwhile trail to take for a walk in the woods. We'll be back to day-hike the entire corridor from Bradbury to Pineland!

	Name:	Brian from Maine

	E-Mail:	brobert1@maine.rr.com

	Date Submitted:	2020-04-05

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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.