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date: 8/23/13 trails: logging roads, bushwack conditions: i drove kathadin iron works road, which is in good condition, for about 6 miles from rt. 11 in brownville. here i turned right onto an unsigned road, but i had seen it shown as merther road on some maps. this road is being actively...

as you said, pinebend crossings are generally not an issue (and weren't last weekend), but the sabbaday crossings are much larger and can be very difficult with high water. shouldn't be anything to worry about right now with the weather we've been having, but after a wet stretch i'd be...

dated: 8/17/13 trails: old logging road, unnamed trail conditions: from rt 16 about 5.5 miles east of its junction with 201 we followed what i believe is townline road (sign missing, but also marked as mats 115) north to deadwater road to heald pond road. roads were in great shape until...

date: 8/17/13 trails: big spencer mountain trail conditions: the roads into this trailhead were all in good condition and the route is described in the amc maine mountain guide. the trail is in great shape and was pretty dry today up to the site of the old firewardens cabin. shortly...

date: 8/16/13 trails: big moose mountain trail conditions: after passing afternoon showers the trail was pretty wet along its length. muddy down low with slippery rocks higher up. equipment: nothing in particular. comments: nice hike to wrap up the day. great views from the summit...

date: 8/16/13 trails: road walk, bald mountain trail conditions: from about 7.6 miles north of jackman on rt. 201 we went right onto bald mountain road. this road was in good shape and passable in any vehicle. at about 4.1 in we turned left onto notch road which immediately became...

date: 8/16/13 trails: atv/snowmobile trail, unnamed trail conditions: we drove in via judd road (unmarked)to the base area for the long gone enchanted mountain ski area. the road was in good shape except for a couple rough hills that would be a bit much for most cars. ok in a high...

date: 8/11/13 trails: pinebend brook trail, mt. tripyramid trail, kate sleeper trail, rollins trail, diceys mill trail, walden trail, passaconaway cut-off, oliverian brook trail conditions: pinebend generally dry or damp with some wet rock through the ravine. more of the same over the...

date: 8/10/13 trails: dublin trail conditions: lower trail was damp with minor mud in places. some standing water in spots higher up as well as wet rock and ledge. upper ledges were dry with some puddles between the rocks. equipment: nothing in particular. comments: it had been...

date: 8/3/13 trails: carter-moriah trail, nineteen mile brook trail, wildcat ridge trail, ski trails conditions: compared to when we did this hike last month the trails were relatively dry. some wet ledge and mud ascending moriah, but generally dry over the carters. some wet ledge and...

date: 8/2/13 trails: lincoln woods trail, franconia brook trail, lincoln brook trail, owls head path, bushwack, fishermans path, franconia falls trail conditions: all was wet today. some mud along all trails with much of the usual standing/running water and mud on lincoln brook trail...

have not hiked between the pond and anderson, but have hiked anderson and gone from there down to the notch and the going was generally pretty scrappy, but not horrible. some definite thick going up on the peak itself, but the reward is some nice views from a couple points near the summit...

date: 7/28/13 trails: hancock notch trail, cedar brook trail, bushwack conditions: hancock notch trail was dry and in good shape with relatively minimal mud in the usual places. some nice footbed work has been done at the start of cedar brook trail on its initial climb and overall the...

from a peak bagging perspective i don't see any reason people cannot still hike owls head, bondcliff, etc. were i looking to hike those peaks in aug or sept after construction began i wouldn't let this dissuade me. i would simply hike out and back from the north. for owlshead use twin brook...

date: 7/27/13 trails: Groton State Forest Road, bushwacks conditions: the road i used to access the peaks seems to have a couple different names. some refer to it as gore road, but some maps i have show it starting as gore road then becoming groton state forest road. regardless if you...

date: 7/26/13 trails: doubletop mountain trail (north end) conditions: given rain over the course of the hike the trail became increasingly wet. some minor mud down low then wet rock and slippery roots in the steeper parts of the trail. a bit of a car wash in effect in sections along the...

date: 7/25/13 trails: pogy notch trail, center ridge trail, traveler mountain trail, north traverler trail conditions: trails were in real nice shape. a bit of mud on pogy notch trail then dry ledge and rock on center ridge. footbed is vague in places, but trail is well blazed. dry...

date: 7/21/13 trails: stinson mountain trail conditions: the trail was generally in nice condition with only some minor wet spots and mud. equipment: nothing in particular. comments: a great afternoon hike up stinson. was hoping for more views, but with the tree growth there was...

date: 7/21/13 trails: cross rivendell trail, appalachian trail, north summit trail conditions: some minor mud on lower portion of cross rivendell, but generally dry with good footing. ledges higher up were generally dry as well. the trail over to the north peak ledges is a bit grown in at...

date: 7/19/13 trails: lambert ridge trail conditions: lower trail was damp and many of the early ledges were wet and slippery. by afternoon some of the more exposed sections had dried out. ledges higher on the ridge were generally dry. some mud in the sag between the highpoint on lambert...