| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Camel's Hump, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Burrows Trail, Long Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 8, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Cleared parking lot at the trailhead. Camel's Hump Road was fine for driving. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Largely snowed over or easily crossed small streams. Nice water sources for dogs. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of blowdowns; the more significant one being about the first 20 minutes into the hike - just have to navigate over and between some of the tree branches. Nothing hazardous or complex. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw 5 dogs in all with different hikers. Really well-behaved and happy. One dog had snow booties on - good thing as we did see intermittent blood on trail most all the way up that we reckoned were from a dog's paws. |
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 | Bugs: |
None seen. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None. |
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 | Comments: |
Began at 10 a.m. Plenty of space in parking lot - on a Saturday. We were pleasantly surprised to find 3-4 inches of fresh powder on a well-used trail. Chilly and windy, though a mild 34 degrees F. Recommend snowshoes; however, all the hikers we saw had microspikes (and couple commented that though they were not postholing, they were slipping quite a bit) and one person was bare-booting. Snow was heavy on the trees and lots of rime, so branches were low-lying and we had to duck a lot and got poked in the face by the branches. A defined trail all the way to the summit. From Hut Clearing to the top there were drifts and a choppy trail in places. The wind was blustery at the geological marker so we did not spend too much time on a largely snowy-rimey summit. Surroundings were magnificent and magical - very overcast, foggy, surreal. Fun hike down on a well-groomed trail. |
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 | Name: |
Flo and Joe |
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 | E-Mail: |
aloe@myfairpoint.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-04-08 |
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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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