| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Phillip, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Phillip Trail, access trail, road walk |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, November 28, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Medium-sized parking lot that could maybe fit a dozen cars plus an overflow lot 0.2mi SW along Rt 225. Wouldn’t surprise me if the main lot got plowed but I don’t know. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The trail is easy to follow and is marked with blue diamonds with “7”s on them tacked to trees. I think this is the conservation area or land trust or something. Other nearby trails are marked with them as well. I don’t recall any blowdowns. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sure |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
4th little redline of the day after Round Top, Sanders Hill, and French Mtn. I hiked it counterclockwise as the guidebook describes though it could be done easily in either direction. Gradual ascent up with a steeper pitch just before the summit ledges. Partial view from the summit. Some yellow blazes around the summit that would seem to mark a boundary. I missed the sharp left turn as it seems many do from the ledges but it is marked. Not too long after this turn, there’s another turn and the trail is defined by rope on one side presumably so you don’t miss the turn. Seemed a bit of an oddity. No snow/ice. There’s a trail to an overflow lot 0.2mi SW along Rt 225 that is not shown on Gaia or described in the guidebook but I imagine may be in the next edition so I walked it to 225 then walked up the road to the main parking lot. Including the spur trail to the lot and the road walk, Gaia had me at 2mi with 425ft of gain. Took me 50-55min to complete. |
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 | Name: |
Liam Cooney |
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 | E-Mail: |
liamcooney96@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-12-02 |
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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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