| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Penobscot Mountain, Sargent Mountain, Cedar Swamp Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Carriage roads, Deer Brook Trail, Penobscot Mountain Trail, Sargent South Ridge Trail, Gradient Trail, Hadlock Brook Trail, Ampitheater Trail, Asticou and Jordan Pond Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 29, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Large lot at Jordan Pond (north lot) but it does fill up! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Significant, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Deer Brook, Maple Spring, Hadlock Brook cross back and forth numerous times across small streams but easily crossed on rocks |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Small blowdown on Deer Brook stepover, a new blowdown on Asticou and Jordan Pond Path - the tip of a large tree hangs out into the trail - just needs a bit of a trim |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Must be leashed - great trail for the canines with losts of water along the way |
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 | Bugs: |
Out down low but weather kept them off the summits |
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 | Comments: |
Another loop - along Jordan Pond up to Penobscot and over to Sargent dropping down the other side linking trails and carriage roads to Cedar Sawmp and back around to Jordan Pond. The weather kept the entire island in the fog. Strong winds and low visibility on the summits - on ridge stretch between Penobscot and Sargent visibility was only about 10 yards.
Weather did make some trails quite wet. Rocks wet heading up Deer Brook but good footing, ridges were actually fairly dry between summits. Wet rocks/ledges/roots heading down Gradient and Maple Spring trails made a few spots a bit slick. Patches of mud along Gradient and Maple Spring as well. These trails typically have a few muddy spots through summer. Fog apparently kept people off the trails today - met only a handful all day. |
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 | Name: |
Brian from Maine |
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 | E-Mail: |
brobert1@maine.rr.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-05-31 |
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 | Link: |
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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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