| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Noyes Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Noyes Mountain Trail, Harvard Trail, mine spur, Perham Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 17, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The short access road was very muddy and most cars were parking along the road though a few made it into the parking area. Plenty of roadside parking and room for several cars along the access road too. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
I don't recall any. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
All trails were marked with yellow diamonds with black arrows inside of them tacked to trees. I thinl they were marked well enough and were not difficult to follow. There was a mid-sized duck under blowdown just shy of the summit along Harvard Trail. |
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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: |
2nd hike of the day after Lapham Ledge and Moody Mtn. The trail shown on Gaia may be a road or something and may be what Noyes Trail follows much or all of its length, but is most definitely not any of the trails up high. AllTrails has s good track of it. Jcts are well signed as Noyes Trail turns on/off roads. There is a left hand turn off Harvard Trail a short ways in off a road and onto a foot trail that could be easy to miss. They made a little rock wall that looked like it would be used to divert water but was placed in a really stupid place to seemingly block you off from continuing ahead. We followed the guidebook's directions, following the loop counterclockwise, heading up Harvard Trail first. We passed over the summit, then descended to the end of the trail at Shavey's View. Though not technically needed for redlining, we took the spur to the mine, then took Perham Trail back to the loop jct.
Trails had lots of leaves and some wetness/mud on them I believe though I really don't remember well. There was very little snow/ice if I recall correctly. Gaia had us at roughly 2.75mi, 700-750ft of gain, and it took us about 1hr15min. |
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 | Name: |
Liam Cooney |
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 | E-Mail: |
liamcooney96@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-12-20 |
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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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