Trail Condition Help - Please

[BIGEarl]

I'm working on a little planning for a couple weeks out and am concerned about the condition of one particular trail.

Does anybody have recent experience on the Lend-A-Hand Trail?

I'm interested in learning its general condition.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Earl

 

[nartreb]

Haven't been on it recently, but it's an extremely gentle trail that gets plenty of use all year round. Not one whose condition I'd worry about. Might have a bit of a monorail and/or some muddy spots this time of year, but so will most trails.

 

[Kevin Rooney]

Earl -

By conditions - do you mean the snow/mud level on the trail? I have a good friend who is the trail-maintainer for the Lend-A-Hand, and takes great pride in keeping it brushed-out, so that shouldn't be an issue. (We kid him by referring to it as the "Lend-A-Hand Ski Trail".)

Kevin

 

[Mike P.]

Strictly guessing (I did it several years ago on Memorial Day weekend after a big snow Winter/Spring & it ran the gamut, dry low, wet & muddy in the middle & up high snow. (I got there early in AM so snow was hard)

Barring any extended period of abnormal warm weather, I'd expect about the same based on what I had on Avalon trail in late Apri. I'm hoping for abnormally warm weather though so my first option on 5/24 makes sense.

 

[BIGEarl]

Earl -

By conditions - do you mean the snow/mud level on the trail? I have a good friend who is the trail-maintainer for the Lend-A-Hand, and takes great pride in keeping it brushed-out, so that shouldn't be an issue. (We kid him by referring to it as the "Lend-A-Hand Ski Trail".)

Kevin

Hi Kevin,

Yes, I am interested in the snow & mud condition.

I am experienced with the trail having hiked it multiple times. I realize it has a generally southern exposure which may mean the snow is well melted. But, there are a couple mud pits that may be a difficult.

I was looking for trip reports that discussed the trail but there are no recent posts.

Thanks,
Earl

 

[Kevin Rooney]

Earl -

Just sent you a PM -

Kevin