Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Brother, South Brother, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Williams Pond Road, Tote Road, Marston Trail, Mt. Coe Trail, South Brother Side Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, March 2, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking area plowed on Telos Road for several cars. Don't speed in East Millinocket. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Comments: |
Left Telos Road on 3/1 and headed in on Williams Pond Rd with Dave P and Bryan. The trail was visibly broken with an inch or two of fresh powder. Take the L fork about 3 miles in, XC ski trail at the end of Williams Pond rd, to drop right into Nesowadnehunk camping area. We stayed in the Cozy Cabin. Very nice!
Friday, 3/2, turned out to be a clear day with late clouds. Skied to Marston trail head and used snow shoes from there. The trail was in great shape with only an inch of fresh powder over a well beaten track. No problems to summit of North Brother. Thought briefly about going to Fort, but seeing all the deep snow on the ground and on the trees, we opted for South Brother instead. The trail to South Brother was not broken recently and was 15" to 24" deep with a few spruce traps on the way. We reversed our direction back to Marston Trail, and headed back to the Tote Road. Skied back to the cabin.
Headed out to the car on 3/3 with a lot of wind and moderate snow. Estimate at least three inches had fallen by the time we left in the early am. |
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 | Name: |
Stephen Rombach |
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 | E-Mail: |
ser63@comcast.net |
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 | Date Submitted: |
2012-03-03 |
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 | Link: |
https:// |
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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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