| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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South Crocker Mountain, Crocker Mountain, Mt. Redington, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Appalachian Trail, bushwhack, boundary swath |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
First 1.7 miles of CVR passable with low clearance 4WD, beyond 2.3 miles a high clearance vehicle is definitely required. I am no 4WD expert, but with some maneuvering, was able to get all the way to the AT and beyond in a 4WD Tundra. In low clearance 4WD, use your own judgement from 1.7 Miles to 2.3 miles, what you can see is the worst of that stretch. Worst section overall is at about 2.4 miles where deep ruts alternate from one side to the other. The parking lot was empty:) |
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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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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock hoppable brooks. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No major blowdowns, only some smaller birch, mostly rotten in the first mile of the hike. The trails were much better than I expected. |
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 | Bugs: |
None. |
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 | Comments: |
Ended up following the herd path from the top of S. Crocker to far on the way to Reddington, ended up on the old AT. Thought it might just be going in the wrong direction just to get down hill until I realized it was heading straight to Crocker. Decided to reverse the order of the peaks rather than turn around and followed the old trail (yellow blazes), the last 100 yards to the peak of Crocker was a fairly thick bushwhack. Followed today's AT back to S. Crocker.
The second time around on the herd path, looked very closely when the path veered sharply left from a heading of about 215 degrees and found the herd path to Reddington pretty well hidden in some spruce - look up for an orange ribbon about ten yards in. This herd path crossed the old AT trail that I followed earlier and entered the other side marked by a yellow ribbon where it continued on to Reddington. |
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 | Name: |
Bernie |
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 | E-Mail: |
berncalder@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-09-01 |
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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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