| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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The Roost, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Wheeler Brook Trail, FR 8, Little Lary Brook Road, ME 113, Roost Trail, Roost View Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 17, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked one car at end of plowing on ME 113, 1.8 mile south of US Route 2. Parked second car at western most "training area" road, where there was plenty of room to park and no "no parking" signs. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All frozen |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns here and there. Not a lot of blazes on Wheeler Brook Trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
One with us had fun. |
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 | Comments: |
Wheeler Brook Trail is a nice snowshoe through mostly open hardwoods. Need to pay close attention in order to stay on trail in a couple of spots. Not a lot of snow down low, maybe 6-8" at height of land. We wore snowshoes because we like to snowshoe, and it leaves a nicer track.
Very little snow on FR 8 and Little Lary Brook Road but kept snowshoes on out of laziness. Lots of animal tracks here! ME 113 had been snowmobiled recently.
Roost Trail had an old snowshoe track which made for easy walking. Finally donned spikes for the short but steep descent to Roost View Spur. Nice view here!
Easy 1+ mile back to the spotted car on ME 113.
(Afterwards we checked out possible parking for Caribou Mtn. on Bog Road [doable] AND for the east end of Haystack Notch Trail [not doable, boo].)
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 | Name: |
Snowflea & friends |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-01-18 |
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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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