| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Haystack Mountain, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Haystack Trail, Deerfield Ridge Trail, Haystack Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, May 17, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
from route 9 in wilmington i drove in haystack road then through a maze of roads a bit over 2.5 miles to the trailhead on upper dam road (good description in the vermont day hikers guide). roadside parking for a number of cars there. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
a couple blowdowns on the deerfield ridge trail. |
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 | Comments: |
the trail begins as a rough jeep road and is marked as "haystack trail" though my map refers to it as binney brook trail. a bit over a half mile the trail leaves the road to the left at a new sign for deerfield ridge trail. the "trail closed" signs are for snowmobiles in the winter. the trail is nice and dry as it climbs the ridge towards haystack becoming muddier and more like a multi use/ski trail as it levels before reaching the spur trail to the summit. this trail was in good shape and mostly dry to the summit ledges.
given the long drive to this part of vermont i thought a second shorter hike was in order after grass/spruce earlier in the day. it was a real nice walk and the summit provided some good views up to mt. snow as well as more distant looks to ascutney and monadnock. could see some of the readsoboro area peaks, a couple windfarms and mt. greylock to the south as well. a beautiful day to be outside.
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 | Name: |
bryan |
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 | E-Mail: |
bryancuddihee@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-05-17 |
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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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