| Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The trail starts at the end of Old County Rd in South Berwick. There is also a house here and a sign saying “No parking: bus turnaroundâ€. There was a small, crude looking parking area which was close to the sign but where I assumed we were supposed to park. Just to be sure, I drove back a ways to where I saw someone gardening and asked if I’d be good to park there. She was very kind and said that’d be fine and that it was rarely hiked. She also warned me about the huge puddles on trail. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Great Marsh Trail is inundated with water at times. There are big foot plus deep puddles at several points. Usually not too hard to bushwhack around but just an FYI. Some of these puddles are draining so there was a little water crossing or two there. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The trails are blazed but a bit sparsely. I wouldn’t be concerned as they were all easy to follow anyway. There are some cool owls tacked to trees around some of the trail jcts as well :) All trails were blazed in white except Great Marsh Trail which was blazed in...lavender?? Not really sure what to call that color. There was one old step over blowdowns on Great Marsh Trail. No problems. All trails were well signed although the trailhead for Great Marsh Trail isn’t seen until slightly past the parking area. Just follow the road. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
None seen but they should be fine. Watch out for porcupines though! |
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| Bugs: |
None that I noticed. |
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| Lost and Found: |
None. Carried out a small piece of trash. |