| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mill Mountain (Umbagog), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Logging roads, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at plowed bumpout on Rt 26 at a point 0.5 mile East of a green gate where we started the hike. Green gate is located west of summit. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Comments: |
From the green gate we headed East on logging roads and whippy skidder roads to 2000' elevation south of the summit. And this is where the bw from hell started: initially very steep grade, always thick spruce, rocky outcrops, large blowdowns. We made our way north, squeezing through the spruce and crawling under stuff at times. We finally stumbled into what appeared to be a slot through the spruce. We followed it SE for a short while and came upon a rock outcrop with old blowdowns. We climbed on top of the bump which provided excellent views. It appeared to be the high point. On the return leg, we easily followed the slot NW as it widened into a recognizable skidder road and then a logging road. We followed the logging road NW until we dropped into the hardwoods, then turned south to meet our trail going up.
Moral of the story - approach this summit from the NW and follow logging roads and skidder roads to a point close to the summit - assuming that's the point we found.
breaking conditions in low flotation snowshoes - very good - 2-8" on a supportive crust. Very few spruce traps. The bw through the thick spruce would have been impossible for us in deep snow.
grades - mostly easy, some short steep spots
vegetation - mostly open hardwoods, thick spruce on summit |
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 | Name: |
campsite |
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 | E-Mail: |
campsite50@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-01-24 |
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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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