| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Baldpate Mountain - West Peak, Baldpate Mountain - East Peak, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Appalachian Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot is plowed, and a sheet of ice. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Several blowdowns on the way up West, which were all step-overs. |
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 | Comments: |
I brought snowshoes, micros, and crampons for this one because I had no clue what to expect. I wore the shoes to West, but micros would have been fine. There are some icy spots on the way up to West after the lean-to, especially one very sketchy spot before the summit. I changed to crampons from here all the way to the flat spot between summits. I put on my micros because there was a lot of bare rock with just enough ice on the approach to East, that it felt safer with them on. I wore micros the rest of the way down with no problem, except lots of tree hugging in the icy spots I mentioned on the way up. Be safe! |
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 | Name: |
britty cent |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-03-09 |
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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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