| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Number Five Mountain, Number Six Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Logging road, Fire tower trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, August 23, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Spencer Rd is great, dusty but we did 40 mph from the East. Beaudry Rd was a little worse in spots on my way out heading southwest. We started driving up to where the No. 5 trailhead is shown on the map, but decided to turn around and park off Spencer Rd, and walk that half-mile section. We were glad anyways because we had to walk the road anyway after our bushwhack down. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Only one stream was found on the bushwhack descending Six. We followed it for a ways to a marshy area near the cuts but avoided wet feet. Once on the loop road there was beaver dam flooding that took some care to walk across on the dams. We could have avoided the area by taking the west end of the loop. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail was in great shape. A little bit of tall grass in the beginning but it was dry luckily. No signage except for a few old arrows higher up that didn't even seem necessary. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Number five would be great for dogs, number six probably not, as there here were some very steep scrambles on our route. |
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 | Bugs: |
Not too bad. |
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 | Comments: |
The trail to Five was surprisingly smooth and flat most of the 3 miles, the grade was hardly noticeable. The summit was socked in and the tower is off-limits anyways, and it looked unsafe to climb. There should be views without going up it anyway. (Six should have great views too from the steep side). We descended the trail a half mile or so and launched a whack to the col, it was tricky to stay on course in the fog and thick woods we had to weave through. Some parts were ok, but it was rather slow going. We had a peak at some talus slopes and the summit briefly when the fog parted but the scramble to the summit was steep, thick, and wet from the fog. The register was in good shape, not many sign-ins since the Cold River Camp Cook placed a small booklet in 2018. The descent toward the loop road was a little less steep, but still quite thick and slow going for much of it. We were glad to finally reach the old roads, overgrown and beaver flooded as they were. The hike took us about 6 hours. |
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 | Name: |
Carl G |
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 | E-Mail: |
calxjohnson@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-08-24 |
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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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