| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Puzzle Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Puzzle Mountain Trail, Woodsum Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 13, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking in the plowed lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Snow bridges are starting to fail. Cross with caution. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns but all are manageable with rerouting, step over or crawl under. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Woefully dogless today. |
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 | Bugs: |
Not a one. |
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 | Comments: |
Puzzle Mountain Trail (Grafton Loop Trail), Woodsum Spur
I started early enough that I was able to use spikes on the ascent. The blue blazed trail up to the summit is badly postholed. I kind of tiptoed around the holes. Once I was on the backside of the mountain via the Woodsum Spur, the snowshoes went on. The snow was sticky and clumped as no one other than a moose had been up there recently. The moose did posthole the trail but she gets a pass. By the time I rejoined the blue blazed trail it was warm and the trail was softening. In the sunny areas, the trail was total slush. I kept the snowshoes on the whole way down in an effort to smooth things out. No other hikers were wearing them today so the trail is pretty trashed. |
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 | Name: |
Frankenfoot |
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 | E-Mail: |
ukisukinaminanu@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-03-13 |
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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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