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Portland, ME: Twin Summit Loop
On this 7.8-mile hike-and-scramble in Camden Hills State Park, you'll bag two peaks and earn million-dollar views of Penobscot Bay's craggy coastline.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Hiking |
| State: | Maine (ME) |
| Distance: | 5.46 mi |
| Difficulty: | 6 / 10 |
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TO TRAILHEAD: From Camden, ME, take ME 52 N (Mountain Rd.). In .2 mi., take fourth street on R. Go L onto Megunticook Rd (Mt. Battie Trail sign). Park in dirt lot.
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TSL01
| Distance: 5.46 mi | Points: 577 |
Twin Summit Loop Track
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TSL001
Location: 44.216499, -69.070000Take blue-blazed Mt. Battie Trail over boulder-strewn path
TSL002
Location: 44.223267, -69.070251Mt. Battie (800 ft.): Neck-twisting views of Penobscot Bay to E; descend NE on narrow, rocky Tablelands Trail
TSL003
Location: 44.228733, -69.066536Veer L, bearing N onto Tablelands Trail
TSL004
Location: 44.231449, -69.065536Continue straight on Tablelands Trail; begin climb of Mt. Megunticook up stone staircase past rock field littered with glacial erratics
TSL005
Location: 44.235451, -69.061668Stay on Tablelands Trail to R of wall; climb up exposed rock slabs
TSL006
Location: 44.237148, -69.062782Ocean lookout with breathtaking sweep of jagged coastline and many islands. At junction, continue on ridge, following root-laced Ridge Trail into dense pines
TSL007
Location: 44.241299, -69.067131Mt. Megunticook (1,385 ft.) marked by 4-ft. cairn; turn R and head NE on blue-blazed Slope Trail for steep, 1.5-mi. descent into mossy forest
TSL008
Location: 44.251717, -69.061279Cross Spring Brook on bridge and find renovated wooden hut (camping allowed with permit); to hike on, follow multiuse trail NW for 300-ft. climb
TSL009
Location: 44.255550, -69.063850Turn L onto Zeke's Trail to traverse wide, rocky drainage into thick forest of stunted pines
TSL010
Location: 44.247482, -69.076752L onto Ridge Trail for views W of Megunticook Lake and E of Atlantic; continue to beech-blanketed ridge
TSL011
Location: 44.241283, -69.067566Close loop, backtrack to car via Mt. Megunticook and Mt. Battie
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