| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Styles Peak, Peru Peak, Mt. Tabor, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Long Trail, Griffith Lake Trail, bushwhack, FR 58, FR 21 |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, May 27, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the lot at the AT crossing on Mad Tom Notch Road - plenty of room. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Slush, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Generally bridge, but one area submerged bog bridging east of Griffith Pond. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
We cut out some fresh blowdowns, but more remain. Nothing terrible per se. Wilderness maintenance standards in this area seem much better than the monstrosity in the Whites. |
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 | Bugs: |
Black flies were out on Mount Tabor, despite there being 1-2" of snow. |
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 | Comments: |
Headed to southwest Vermont to hopefully avoid the new snow, but we hit it at probably 2,500 feet. Conditions were sloppy with snow depths generally around 1-3 inches, but perhaps deeper in a few shaded areas. Lots of mud and running water in thawed areas. Decent directional views from Styles Peak, but we never found the alleged view spur on or near Peru Peak.
Muddy around the Griffith Lake area as well.
Open wood bushwhack up to Mt. Tabor from Griffith Lake Trail/snowmobile corridor. A few peekaboo views near the recognized highpoint.
FR58 wasn't unpleasant for walking back to finish the loop - nice viewpoint part way down, looking at Equinox and points south. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-05-27 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/Vermont/mttabor.php |
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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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