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Appalachian Trail: Jo-Mary Road to Mount Katahdin
This 53.2-mile section is wild and remote, stringing together the 100-Mile Wilderness to Mount Katahdin, the highest point in Maine and the northern-most point on the Appalachian Trail.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Backpacking |
| State: | Maine (ME) |
| Distance: | 52.87 mi |
| Difficulty: | 10 / 10 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
Shelters: Potaywadjo Spring Lean-to; sleeps 8. Wadleigh Stream Lean-to; sleeps 6. Rainbow Stream Lean-to; sleeps 6. Hurd Brook Lean-to; sleeps 6.
TO TRAILHEAD: Start: From Millinocket, ME, take ME 11 south 15.5 miles to Jo Mary Lake Rd. Turn right and take Jo Mary Lake Rd. 11.6 miles to trailhead.
End: From Millinocket, ME, take Bates St. north (Bates turns into Millinocket Rd. and Golden Rd.) 12.6 miles. Bear right onto Debsconeag Rd. for .4 mile, then turn right onto Baxter Park Rd. Turn left on Park Tote Rd. and drive 8 miles to trailhead in Katahdin Stream Campground parking lot.
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| Distance: 52.87 mi | Points: 4949 |
Jo-Mary Road to Mount Katahdin
Points of Interest
WPT008
Location: 45.840984, -68.977066Streamlet
WPT002
Location: 45.895935, -68.984467Owl Trail
WPT009
Location: 45.841835, -68.983170Foss and Knowlton stream
WPT012
Location: 45.653915, -69.009865Blue-blazed to Cooper Pond
WPT018
Location: 45.882416, -69.031486Parking; road to Daicey Pond and Campground
WPT008
Location: 45.812168, -69.094170Rainbow Lake
WPT021
Location: 45.685833, -69.012718Trail to Sand Beach
WPT005
Location: 45.839401, -68.964851ABOL POND TR/KIOSK for the Birches sign up and park use 0132 0134 0135 0133
WPT022
Location: 45.773449, -69.185097Trail to viewpoint
WPT007
Location: 45.898232, -68.936584Baxer Peak Cut-off; Thoreau Spring
WPT014
Location: 45.869133, -69.036484Trail to Big Niagara Falls (.1 mi.)
WPT010
Location: 45.841667, -68.990280Gravel road; private home
WPT019
Location: 45.685417, -69.019920Beaches around lake
WPT010
Location: 45.902065, -68.916618South Peak; retrace steps back to Katahdin Stream Campground
WPT016
Location: 45.746948, -69.144447Wadleigh Stream Lean-to
WPT006
Location: 45.900017, -68.946785Tableland
WPT025
Location: 45.784267, -69.162369Stream
WPT007
Location: 45.735451, -69.054680Trail to Nahmakanta Stream Campsite (100 feet)
WPT001
Location: 45.799015, -69.170281Rainbow Stream Lean-to
WPT011
Location: 45.737232, -69.107902Nahmakanta Lake Beach
WPT002
Location: 45.802200, -69.169769Red blaze trail
WPT025
Location: 45.890865, -69.010033AT turns E on gravel road; Perimeter Rd.
WPT010
Location: 45.810184, -69.067314Stream
WPT023
Location: 45.779449, -69.172737AT crosses bridge on road over Pollywog Stream
WPT012
Location: 45.887516, -68.998650Ranger Station to register for the Birches Shelter and to get the latest weather and class information
WPT002
Location: 45.835152, -68.959030AT turns W off Golden Rd.
WPT029
Location: 45.731133, -69.028069Maher Trail/Maher Tote Road to White House Landing; Take this road and the Blue-blazed trail to White House Landing, a popular resupply spot for hikers through the 100-mile wilderness. Blow the horn only during daylight hours to be picked up.
WPT015
Location: 45.746052, -69.142136Wadleigh Stream
WPT017
Location: 45.835434, -68.971367AT turns E on road, Golden Road
WPT003
Location: 45.817917, -69.163750Trail to Rainbow Lake Dam; excellent view of Katahdin
WPT028
Location: 45.729633, -69.027634Road
WPT023
Location: 45.706768, -69.007347Potaywadjo Spring Lean-to
WPT013
Location: 45.653999, -69.009384Road
WPT026
Location: 45.713085, -69.011864Twitchell Brook
WPT011
Location: 45.849033, -69.020554Waterfall
WPT010
Location: 45.737049, -69.107246Picnic Area
WPT005
Location: 45.895599, -68.968247Small stream. Caution: AT does the switchback loop. The path straight ahead is the old AT; watch carefully for blazes.
WPT022
Location: 45.885467, -69.018181Elbow Pond
WPT009
Location: 45.805866, -69.082115Trail to Big Beaver Pond
ZZZ011
Location: 45.651016, -69.031799Jo-Mary Road
WPT020
Location: 45.763248, -69.175385Road
WPT013
Location: 45.859467, -69.032349Indian Pitch
WPT007
Location: 45.838501, -68.969414Foss and Knowlton Trail
WPT024
Location: 45.781265, -69.164116Chute-like Falls
WPT005
Location: 45.734215, -69.036667High-water route
WPT017
Location: 45.756302, -69.159554Gorge
WPT013
Location: 45.736767, -69.121735Prentiss Brook
WPT023
Location: 45.886868, -69.015068Grassy Pond TR
WPT019
Location: 45.881599, -69.030067Daicey Pond
WPT024
Location: 45.888634, -69.012634Elbow Pond outlet
WPT020
Location: 45.882916, -69.024582Grassy Pond Loop Trail
WPT004
Location: 45.733532, -69.034065High-water route .2 mi. rejoins at WPT005
WPT020
Location: 45.686565, -69.016098Potaywadjo Ridge Trail .9 mi.
WPT018
Location: 45.678001, -69.004280Antlers Campsite; Lower Jo Mary Lake
WPT006
Location: 45.838818, -68.969017Katahdin Stream
WPT025
Location: 45.709015, -69.011597road
WPT008
Location: 45.904449, -68.921417Baxter Peak; Northern AT Terminus
WPT016
Location: 45.872833, -69.038117Trail to Toll Dam 15 ft.
WPT018
Location: 45.835350, -68.967369Abol Bridge
WPT011
Location: 45.897884, -68.956566Begin the Gateway a difficult section of trail requiring some steep scrambling
WPY026
Location: 45.885841, -69.000183AT turns W at sign for Katahdin Stream Campground
WPT021
Location: 45.770084, -69.178200Crescent Pond
WPT014
Location: 45.818352, -69.01865450 feet on AT N of Hurd Brook Lean-to
WPT019
Location: 45.759815, -69.164681View of lake
WPT011
Location: 45.817501, -69.037613Stream
WPT027
Location: 45.713749, -69.011734Signed view of Katahdin
WPT018
Location: 45.756935, -69.165184Nesuntabunt Mountain; Trail to view of Katahdin
WPT027
Location: 45.887234, -68.999733Parking picnic area @ Katahdin Stream Campground; AT goes W @ picnic area; Ranger station is across bridge on R
WPT017
Location: 45.880852, -69.031914Daicey Pond Nature Trail
WPT017
Location: 45.666534, -68.990784Trail to Mud Pond access with outlet streams nearby
WPT014
Location: 45.744049, -69.137718Sand Beach and Trail to spring
WPT009
Location: 45.735935, -69.103432Road
WPT012
Location: 45.817951, -69.019867Hurd Brook
WPT022
Location: 45.706001, -69.007416Trail to Potaywadjo Spring Lean-to
WPT012
Location: 45.736198, -69.115051Gravel beach
WPT001
Location: 45.888584, -68.998535Registration clipboard on AT to climb the Hunt Trail
WPT008
Location: 45.734901, -69.054916Nahmakanta Stream Campsite
WPT015
Location: 45.818718, -69.009430Spring
WPT003
Location: 45.895668, -68.983749Katahdin stream and Katahdin Stream Falls
WPT015
Location: 45.869316, -69.037247BIg Niagara Falls
WPT003
Location: 45.836899, -68.960716Abol Stream TR; 50 feet further is a great view of Katahdin
WPT005
Location: 45.822884, -69.136330Trail to Rainbow Spring Tentsite 100 feet spring
WPT007
Location: 45.819099, -69.105904Trail to Rainbow Mountain 1 mi. "easy" good views of Katahdin; track follows part way up to partial views of The Big K
WPT024
Location: 45.706734, -69.008385Potaywadjo Spring; 15-foot diameter bubbling sand spring
Mud Pond
Location: 45.665946, -68.990622Privy
Location: 45.678234, -69.005234Potaywadjo Spring
Location: 45.706768, -69.008499Pemadumcook Lake
Location: 45.713768, -69.011536Views across Pemadumcook Lake in Maine
Location: 45.713768, -69.011528Views
Location: 45.822818, -68.994141Views of Katahdin
Location: 45.835255, -68.967072Views of Katahdin
Location: 45.837448, -68.960953Mount Katahdin in Baxter State Park
Location: 45.837448, -68.960953Waterfall
Location: 45.869267, -69.037087Katahdin Stream
Location: 45.886734, -68.999748Hunts Peak
Location: 45.899715, -68.948646Jeff Chow on Mount Katahdin
Location: 45.904449, -68.921417Mount Katahdin Summit
Location: 45.904385, -68.921265Related Trips
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