On this 27.7-mile course into Maine, you'll hike, climb--even scramble hand-over-foot--over glacial leftovers and up the rocky flanks of Goose Eye Mountain in the Mahoosuc Range.
Shelters: Gentian Pond Campsite; sleeps 14. Carlo Col Shelter; sleeps 8. Full Goose Shelter; sleeps 12.
TO TRAILHEAD: Start: From Gorham, NH, take US 2 east 3.4 miles to N Rd. Turn left on N Rd. for .5 mile, then left on Hogan Rd. Park .2 miles down the road at trailhead.
End: From Newry, ME, take Bear River Rd./ME 26 northwest for 11.5 miles to parking lot on left.
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Tracks
Hogan Road to Grafton Notch
Distance: 27.72 mi
Points: 2662
Calories: none
Total Time: none
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Hogan Road to Grafton Notch
Points of Interest
ATT001
Location: 44.406502, -71.116798
AT turns W on Hogan Rd.
ATT002
Location: 44.404251, -71.120270
AT veers E into woods @ parking area
ATT003
Location: 44.404617, -71.131813
Tiny brook
ATT004
Location: 44.417049, -71.150398
Look for rock scrapings indicating the flow of glacial ice moving over the mountains
ATT005
Location: 44.415367, -71.151634
Bald
ATT006
Location: 44.417732, -71.157433
AT turns N on Mahoosuc Tr. @ jct. with Mahoosuc Tr. entering from W; Hayes Peak
ATT007
Location: 44.428165, -71.154434
Small stream
ATT008
Location: 44.432816, -71.157051
Caution: Tricky blaze & rock scramble
ATT009
Location: 44.433933, -71.150864
Cascade Mountain
ATT010
Location: 44.438702, -71.140503
View of valley to the SE
ATT011
Location: 44.441017, -71.136452
Trail to Trident Col Shelter
ATT012
Location: 44.442451, -71.136734
Trident Col Campsite
ATT013
Location: 44.440434, -71.135300
Valley views to the SE
ATT014
Location: 44.441166, -71.130753
Stream
ATT015
Location: 44.442249, -71.119965
Page Pond
ATT016
Location: 44.441635, -71.110451
Wocket Ledge; view of the Whites
ATT017
Location: 44.443085, -71.104950
Steady stream
ATT018
Location: 44.444084, -71.094086
Inlet to Dream Lake
Location: 44.471748, -71.039551
Mt. Success; may be a deep mudpit with sunken bog bridge
ATT029
Location: 44.478149, -71.039536
Success Trail
ATT030
Location: 44.484932, -71.021614
NH/ME border
ATT031
Location: 44.486198, -71.013786
Views to the NNW
ATT032
Location: 44.488567, -71.016235
Carlo Col Shelter; water
ATT033
Location: 44.486351, -71.013214
Trail to Carlo Col Shelter
ATT034
Location: 44.489052, -71.008217
Mt. Carlo
ATT035
Location: 44.499535, -70.999519
Alpine level
ATT036
Location: 44.502651, -70.997665
AT turns E; Goose Eye Mtn.; make sure to see the amazing views .1 mi off trail to Goose Eye Mtn. Peak
ATT037
Location: 44.502533, -70.992836
Wright Trail South Fork
ATT038
Location: 44.503166, -70.990784
Goose Eye Mtn East Peak,
ATT039
Location: 44.504917, -70.989136
Wright Trail North Folk (may not appear on maps)
ATT040
Location: 44.516247, -70.988380
Goose Eye North Peak
ATT041
Location: 44.525150, -70.980919
Full Goose Shelter
ATT042
Location: 44.530399, -70.980118
Fulling Mill South Peak; views; bald
ATT043
Location: 44.537632, -70.990265
AT turns NE; Mahoosuc Notch Trail
ATT044
Location: 44.538216, -70.989670
West end of notch
ATT045
Location: 44.539902, -70.987915
Under rock
ATT046
Location: 44.542099, -70.984863
Water
ATT047
Location: 44.544235, -70.979431
East end of notch; water; bouldering; scrambling; crawling
ATT048
Location: 44.545883, -70.977417
Camp
ATT049
Location: 44.549717, -70.978836
Steady stream
ATT050
Location: 44.559650, -70.977135
View of Washington and Notch. Note: Mahoosuc Arm is very steep; rock slab climb badly eroded; worse than notch
ATT051
Location: 44.560268, -70.976265
May cut-off (Joe May cut-off trail); Mahoosuc Arm
ATT052
Location: 44.562634, -70.971268
Speck Pond
ATT053
Location: 44.564716, -70.973648
Speck Pond Campsite: Beautiful campsite with multiple tent platforms and large shelter with clear spring and great pond
ATT054
Location: 44.571850, -70.958450
AT turns W @ jct. with Old Speck Pond Trail