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Appalachian Trail: Hogan Road to ME 26Backpacker Magazine

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.

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Author: Backpacker Magazine
Activity: Backpacking
State: New Hampshire (NH)
Distance: 27.72 mi 
Difficulty: 7 / 10
Rating: Unrated  
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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.

DIRECTIONS + WAYPOINTS: helping you find your way

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Tracks

Hogan Road to Grafton Notch

Distance: 27.72 mi Points: 2662
Total Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Active Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
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

ATT019

Location: 44.444149, -71.093636
Dream Lake; Peabody Trail

ATT020

Location: 44.448151, -71.091751
Swampy

ATT021

Location: 44.454483, -71.077431
Moss Pond

ATT022

Location: 44.455235, -71.075180
Cross several streams

ATT023

Location: 44.455517, -71.072853
Water

ATT024

Location: 44.453716, -71.070198
Water for shelter

ATT025

Location: 44.451740, -71.069443
Gentian Pond Shelter & Campsite

ATT026

Location: 44.461082, -71.061615
Stream

ATT027

Location: 44.463066, -71.055237
Small stream

ATT028

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

ATT055

Location: 44.577282, -70.959152
Views to the ENE

ATT056

Location: 44.589851, -70.956818
Eyebrow Trail

ATT057

Location: 44.588684, -70.958786
Brook

ATT058

Location: 44.588768, -70.954185
Little brook

ATT059

Location: 44.590599, -70.948303
Eyebrow Trail; Grafton Notch; parking

Page Pond

Location: 44.442101, -71.119736

Near Wocket Ledge

Location: 44.441685, -71.111252

Stairs near Goose Eye Mountain

Location: 44.502068, -70.997704

Big rock slabs

Location: 44.542885, -70.982880

Rock squeeze

Location: 44.543266, -70.981354

Big boulders

Location: 44.539734, -70.988182

Piles of rocks

Location: 44.482948, -71.029556

Boardwalk near Goose Eye

Location: 44.503620, -70.989532



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