| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Speckled Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Route 113, Bickford Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 22, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking is along Rte 113 right past cold river campground entrance (area shared with parking for use of snowmobile trail) - area is nicely and widely plowed so there is a lot of space, road gated shortly beyond this point. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
one small crossing with solid snow bridge |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
1 duckunder about 10 inch in diameter, 3 stepovers all about 6 inches in diameter. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
An easy hike for the canines |
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 | Comments: |
A great day out with great views from the top as always - road used for snowmobiles past gate - .3 mile walk up snowmobile track to Brickett place and Bickford Brook trailhead, no one up the trail since last snow - a couple to about 4+ inches of powder above prior snowshoe tracks with a few places with deeper drifts, trail is now packed out and perfect for snowshoes. Moose used sections of the trail so there may be a few moose postholes that I didn't smooth over. No one on Blueberry Ridge Trail since last snow storm so it's has a couple of inches of new powder above some prior snowshoe tracks. There were some fresh snowshoe tracks at the summit coming up the other side, so Cold Brook trail should also be broken out. |
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 | Name: |
Brian from Maine |
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 | E-Mail: |
brobert1@mainerr .com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-01-22 |
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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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