| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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The Darning Needle, Daves Peak, North Pond Peak, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Townsend Brook Road, bushwhacks, snowmobile trails |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, November 17, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We faced reprimand for parking we thought was seasonably okay. Sorry. Be careful/respectful if headed in. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Comments: |
We walked in on Townsend Brook Rd. (FR 394). The road was initially tracked out by snowshoers. Incidentally, the tracks started right up the northeast ridge of the daring needle and stayed on heading. We followed them for several hundred vertical to where they ended abruptly. We continued in snow that measured on either side of a foot which required persistent effort to break. Woods were open along most of the route. From the recognized summit of Darning Needle, we bushwhacked along the ridge to Daves. We were lucky to be able to bushwhack west off of Daves without hitting anything unmanageably steep. We continued to the AT, which was unbroken by easy to follow to the south ridge of North Pond peak. We followed the south ridge up steeply up to the recognized summit. To return we bushwhacked north to meet snowmobile trails, which we followed out to Townsend Brook Road. |
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 | Name: |
bryan, zporterColdRiverCampCook |
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 | E-Mail: |
zap88@tds.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-11-18 |
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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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