Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Speckled Mountain, ME |
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| Trails: |
Evergreen Link Trail, Cold Brook Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked one car on left shoulder at the start of Evergreen Link (room for 2-3 cars, you can ask the Inn to park if none is available). One car at the end of Enid Melrose Road. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Small hoppable stream, and bridged crossing on lower logging/snowmo portion of Cold Brook |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One crawl under above the junction for Evergreen Link and Cold Brook |
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| Lost and Found: |
Found a black glove yesterday, email if it's yours! |
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| Comments: |
With most, if not all, crossings high post-rain we opted out of any of our original plans. Little did we know we would still be playing in a river. We ran into two nice guys just above Evergreen Link, and they told us we were about to climb a river. Ha! we thought. However, they were right.
At about 1600' the trail-river began. We cleared out a few water bars along the ascent, which on the return trip proved to be somewhat helpful. Right around 17/1800' you could only walk up with the water, as there were few places to step around. The rockier portions of trail above 2200' were flooded, and walking through brush was necessary. We had the summit to ourselves, ate lunch, and watched threatening clouds swirl in the notch, and over by Kezar lake. The trip down was fun, no one took a dive but we all came close between mud, wet moss and leaves. Lower portion of Cold Brook Trail was a breeze. Small section of beech saplings gave us a quick hold up, but we pushed through and followed the foot bed. After that it was essentially all logging roads and snowmobile trails. Lower crossings were peachy - thanks to the guys for letting us know when we saw them. Amy (who finished redlining six years prior on the same day) took the Evergreen Link back to grab one of the cars, and drove to pick us up at the end of Enid Melrose Road to reduce the walk (thanks!). |
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| Name: |
bria, danielle, Nordic gal |
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| E-Mail: |
breahmaria@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-11-01 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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