Trails Used
Unnamed trails, Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
Trails were generally dry this afternoon with a few damp spots and a few areas of minor mud. Foliage is fairly yellow in places up high. Cloudy, warm afternoon with occasional showers.
Parking
Limit 6 roadside per landowner. Police have recently added No Parking signs across the street. Please respect the signs and have a backup hike!
Water Crossings
Rock hoppable
Trails Used
Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
With the beautiful early-fall weather, the roadside parking reached the 6 vehicle limit this afternoon, so I honored the landowner's posted request and went elsewhere.
Parking
Limit 6 vehicles roadside per landowner. There were already 6 vehicles parked at 4:30 today, so I had to go elsewhere.
Trails Used
Unnamed trails, Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
Trails were damp in places this afternoon as light rain started. Heavier rain this evening may have restored some of the mud patches. Foliage still fairly green. Cloudy, drizzly afternoon with temperatures in the 60s.
Parking
Limit 6 per landowner. Have a backup hike.
Water Crossings
Very low
Wildlife
Minimal
Trails Used
Unnamed trails, Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
Forecast rain never made it this far north today, resulting in dry trails (including the typical mud bog). A few assorted peaks of fall foliage colors. Nice partly sunny afternoon with temperatures in the 70s.
Parking
Limit 6 roadside per landowner. Have a backup hike.
Water Crossings
Just a trickle at this point.
Wildlife
Minimal
Trails Used
Unnamed trails, Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
Trails have dried up nicely following the rain earlier this week. Even the mudbog isn't too bad. Beautiful late-summer afternoon with temperatures in the 70s.
Parking
Limit 6 vehicles roadside per landowner. Have a backup hike.
Water Crossings
Quite low
Wildlife
Minimal
Trails Used
Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
Trail was mostly dry, including very minor mud remaining at the mudpit. Warm afternoon with temperatures around 90F and a breeze.
Parking
Limit 6 vehicles roadside per landowner. Have a backup hike.
Water Crossings
Getting pretty low; easily hopped.
Wildlife
Minimal
Trails Used
Unnamed trails, Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
Trails were mostly dry, and the mudpit is not bad at all. Beautiful summer day with temperatures in the 80s, lower humidity, a breeze, and blue skies.
Parking
Limit 6 vehicles roadside per landowner. Have a backup hike.
Wildlife
Minimal
Trails Used
Unnamed trails, Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
Trails were mostly dry this afternoon before the storms moved through. Heavy rain passed through after 5 PM, dropping temperatures from the 80s to the 70s.
Parking
Limit 6 vehicles roadside per landowner. Have a backup hike.
Water Crossings
Rock hoppable
Wildlife
Minimal
Trails Used
Unnamed trails, Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
Trails were mostly dry, with the mudpit now fairly minor. Another beautiful day with sunny skies, a breeze, and temperatures in the 70s.
Parking
Limit 6 vehicles roadside per landowner. Have a backup hike. Four there this afternoon around 3:30.
Water Crossings
Rock hoppable
Wildlife
A few, but not too bad.
Trails Used
Unnamed trails, Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
Trails were fairly dry this afternoon, despite a few brief showers throughout the day. Mudpit is finally starting to dry out. Cloudy afternoon with temperatures in the lower 70s.
Parking
Limit 6 vehicles roadside per landowner; have a backup hike.
Water Crossings
Rock hoppable.
Wildlife
Minimal
Trails Used
Unnamed trails, Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
Trails were fairly dry, but the usual mudpits are still significant after the recent rains. Warm, sunny afternoon with temperatures in the lower 80s.
Parking
Limit 6 vehicles roadside per landowner. Have a backup hike.
Water Crossings
Not as high as recent weeks; rock hoppable.
Wildlife
Not bad if moving.
Trails Used
Unnamed trails, Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
Trails were pretty mucky this afternoon after last night's heavy rains. Main mudput is pretty bad and some others have popped up. Mostly cloudy afternoon with temperatures in the 70s.
Parking
Limit 6 vehicles roadside per landowner. Have a backup hike.
Water Crossings
Higher than normal, but rock hoppable
Wildlife
Some mosquitoes and black flies, but not terrible if moving.
Trails Used
Unnamed trails, Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
Trails were mostly dry with the exception of the usual mudbog, which is still quite muddy. Partly sunny, humid afternoon with temperatures around 80F.
Parking
Limit 6 roadside per landowner. Have a backup hike.
Water Crossings
Rock hoppable
Wildlife
Not bad if moving.
Trails Used
Unnamed trails, Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
Trails were mostly dry with the exception of the mudpit halfway up the Mt. Prospect Trail. Someone cut some waterbars in recently, but there's still a fair amount of muck above. Painted trillium and bellwort in bloom. Another colder than average day with mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the 50s.
Parking
Limit 6 roadside per landowner. 4 this afternoon. Have a backup hike.
Water Crossings
Rock hoppable
Wildlife
A few black flies down low, but not too bad yet.
Trails Used
Unnamed trails, Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
Trails were fairly dry with the exception of the mudpit, which is still considerable, but not insurmountable now with careful steps. Beautiful crisp afternoon with partly sunny skies, a breeze, and temperatures around 60F.
Parking
Limit 6 roadside per landowner. 5 around 5:30. Have a backup hike.
Water Crossings
Rock hoppable.
Wildlife
Not too bad...yet...
Trails Used
Unnamed trails, Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
Unmarked trails were mostly dry. Mt. Prospect Trail mudpit is still close to peak mud, so if you don't want to deal with going through it, give it some more time. Partly sunny afternoon with a breeze.
Parking
Limit 6 roadside per landowner. Four this afternoon around 4. Have a backup hike.
Water Crossings
Rock hoppable
Wildlife
None yet.
Trails Used
Unnamed trails, Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
Avoided the lower half of the Mt. Prospect Trail to give it more time to thaw/dry out (the mud pit is about as bad as it gets and avoiding it will do more damage). Certain local trails are snow free and fairly dry at this point. Partly sunny afternoon with some clouds and humidity and temperatures in the 60s.
Parking
Limit 6 vehicles per landowner. Have a backup hike.
Water Crossings
None of significance via certain routes.
Trails Used
Unnamed trails, Mt. Prospect Trail
Trail Conditions
Notes
Mt. Prospect Trail needs some more dry weather; probably best for the trail if you avoid it for awhile longer. The mudpit halfway up is about as bad as it gets, with wall-to-wall boot sucking mud. There are a few patches of ice remaining, but not enough to justify traction. Dreary afternoon with temperatures around 70 and light rain (before the heavier rain arrived later).
Parking
Limit 6 vehicles per landowner. Have a backup hike.
Water Crossings
Rock hoppable
Trails Used
unnamed trail
Trail Conditions
Equipment
Notes
Terrific after-lunch hike after a fabulous morning at Tenney Mountain. NOTE: trails are all pretty much a ribbon of ice. Hopefully will change after this week's warm-up. Make sure your microspikes are SHARP. Excellent views from primary outlook.
Parking
Limit 6 vehicles roadside per landowner. 3 cars already there after noon. Have a plan B ready!!!
Water Crossings
first and only crossing was blown out - rock-hoppable