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Appalachian Trail: Mount Katahdin
Big climb. Big crowds. Bigger reward. This classic 9.8-mile route climbs the tallest peak in Maine, a hiking high point in every sense.
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| Author: | BugMaster |
| Activity: | Hiking |
| State: | Maine (ME) |
| Distance: | 4.88 mi |
| Difficulty: | 7 / 10 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
Mapped by Jeff Chow
TO TRAILHEAD: I-95 N to ME 157 W to Millinocket; follow signs to Baxter SP. In 18 mi., bear R to Togue Pond and park's S entrance. Turn L onto Perimeter Rd.; Katahdin Stream Campground is in 8.2 mi. (arrive early, limited parking).
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KAT01
| Distance: 4.88 mi | Points: 474 |
Katahdin Track
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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
KAT002
Location: 45.893757, -68.989960Moderate ascent following streambed
KAT003
Location: 45.895935, -68.984467Bear R @ Y (still AT). In 250 ft., cross bridge
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
KAT007
Location: 45.900017, -68.946785Tundralike Tableland: this boulder field was deposited by the glacier that lopped off the mountain's top
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
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 (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
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