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Baxter State Park: Katahdin via Appalachian Trail
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| Author: | tzeaser |
| Activity: | Not Specified |
| State: | Maine (ME) |
| Distance: | 4.88 mi |
| Difficulty: | 5 / 10 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Position Format: | Datum: |
Tracks
KAT01
| Distance: 4.88 mi | Points: 474 |
Katahdin Track
Points of Interest
Garmin
Location: 38.855549, -94.799019Garmin Europe
Location: 50.982883, -1.463900Garmin Taiwan
Location: 25.061783, 121.640266GC11MVH
Location: 33.490318, -81.984863TTX Railcar by the4bucks, Trad
GCH126
Location: 33.523335, -82.003784Savannah River Bluffs Cache by
GCKGZP
Location: 33.502567, -81.989517Stanton Cliffs Cache by HorseR
GCM826
Location: 33.546932, -81.721748Not Your Garden Variety Cache
GCMWGR
Location: 33.497982, -81.989067Cache 78 by pgustaf249, Tradit
GCT009
Location: 33.517349, -81.980133The Greene Giant by Jotrag, Tr
GCTM5Y
Location: 33.491699, -81.972267Honor Those Who Have Served by
KAT001
Location: 45.886780, -68.999687Head NE on Hunt Trail/AT from Katahdin Stream Campground to trailhead register (check weather @ ranger station). Look NE to serrated ramparts of Katahdin
KAT001
Location: 45.886780, -68.999687HEAD NE ON HUNT TRAILAT FROM K
KAT002
Location: 45.893757, -68.989960MODERATE ASCENT FOLLOWING STRE
KAT002
Location: 45.893757, -68.989960Moderate ascent following streambed
KAT003
Location: 45.895935, -68.984467Bear R @ Y (still AT). In 250 ft., cross bridge
KAT003
Location: 45.895935, -68.984467BEAR R Y STILL AT IN 250 FT C
KAT004
Location: 45.895565, -68.983330Bear R @ Y (still AT). In 250 ft., cross bridge
KAT005
Location: 45.895599, -68.968246Pass stream; small grotto just below treeline
KAT006
Location: 45.897884, -68.956566AT enters The Gateway, a difficult section requiring steep scrambling over jumbled piles of rock with rebar handholds
KAT006
Location: 45.897884, -68.956566AT ENTERS THE GATEWAY A DIFFIC
KAT007
Location: 45.900017, -68.946785Tundralike Tableland: this boulder field was deposited by the glacier that lopped off the mountain's top
KAT007
Location: 45.900017, -68.946785TUNDRALIKE TABLELAND THIS BOUL
KAT008
Location: 45.898232, -68.936584STRAIGHT 4-WAY ON AT PASS THO
KAT008
Location: 45.898232, -68.936584Straight @ 4-way on AT; pass Thoreau Spring; precipitous drops of Witherle Ravine to N
KAT009
Location: 45.904449, -68.921417Baxter Peak (5,267 ft.): sign marks N terminus of AT and highest point in ME; on fog-free days, see across hundreds of lakes set among spruce and fir; continue E
KAT009
Location: 45.904449, -68.921417BAXTER PEAK 5267 FT SIGN MARKS
KAT010
Location: 45.902935, -68.917969HEAD SE ON SLIM RIDGE TO SOUTH
KAT010
Location: 45.902935, -68.917969Head SE on slim ridge to South Peak (Note: Katahdin has three summits: Baxter, South, and Chimney Peaks)
KAT011
Location: 45.902153, -68.916725SOUTH PEAK 5240 FT THE KNIFE E
KAT011
Location: 45.902153, -68.916725South Peak (5,240 ft.): The Knife Edge extends NE to Pamola, a dome outcrop believed by Abenakis to hold Big K's moody, weather-controlling deity; backtrack on AT to return
Katahdin Ascent
Location: 45.898323, -68.952927©Jeff Chow
KATAHDINASCENT
Location: 45.898323, -68.952927JEFF CHOW
Mt. Katahdin
Location: 45.882133, -69.030281Katahdin from the west side of Daicey Pond. ©Jeff Chow
Mt. Katahdin from Baxter State Park
Location: 45.836418, -68.966026©Jeff Chow
MTKATAHDIN
Location: 45.882133, -69.030281KATAHDIN FROM THE WEST SIDE OF
MTKATAHDINFROM
Location: 45.836418, -68.966026JEFF CHOW
The Knife Edge
Location: 45.902027, -68.914253©Jeff Chow
THEKNIFEEDGE
Location: 45.902027, -68.914253JEFF CHOW
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