Baldpate Mountain

Trails Used

Appalachian Trail

Trail Conditions

Equipment

Notes

Just wanted to post updated conditions, the trail is solid pretty fast walking with traction and lots of ice flows that are difficult to avoid. Microspikes on until between the peaks then removed them on way up East peak bare boots for entire East peak. Everything out there from bare ground to feet of frozen snow with lots of postholing, both boot and snowshoe but very easy to walk around. Some weather changes ahead but it’s a good base.

Parking

Plenty

Water Crossings

No issues

Trails Used

Appalachian Trail

Trail Conditions

Equipment

Notes

Amazingly beautiful day to be out and trail started a little better than I thought it would be but there's a little of everything from bare roots and rocks to severe post holing in snowshoes. The initial climb to the notch next to Hedgehog hill was easy, not so much the flats between there and the lean-to cutoff, the drifting is crazy and it really slows things down. After the lean to cutoff going back up hill not bad until you get about 1/4 mile of the top then things get bad again. A real slog in the last 500 yards. Once you come out to the far side it's melted enough to find dry rock.

Parking

Plenty

Water Crossings

Mostly difficult to navigate, will get wet

Wildlife

First web of the season