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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Mansfield - The Chin, VT
Trails
Trails: CCC Road, Eagles Cut Trail, Sunset Ridge Trail, Long Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, November 24, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: The road to Underhill State Park is gated about 0.25 miles from the campground / summer parking and a mile or so from the beginning of the the Sunset Ridge Trail. The road is pretty slick but we were able to get up to the gate to park. Our cars were AWD SUVs. We were able to park along side of the road.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Black, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: No issues.  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: No issues.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: We had one with us and she did fine.  
Bugs
Bugs: None.  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Nothing.  
 
Comments
Comments: Did this with Monica and some friends from the Random Group of Hikers. The forecast was sleet followed by snow but nether ever materialized during the hike. The route has been hiked often and the snow is hard packed. Made it up to near tree line without any traction but put the spikes on there and kept them on until we got back to the CCC Road. There were only about ten steps (all near the top) that made me want snowshoes - for all of the rest I was fine with a bare-boot or some spikes. The trail above treeline was fairly easy to follow now because many of the rocks that form the trail corridor, and even a lot of the “stay on the trail” string, was visible.  
Name
Name: Michael and Monica 
E-Mail
E-Mail: michaelfblair@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-11-24 
Link
Link: https:// 
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