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Appalachian Trail: 100-Mile Wilderness
Explore the Appalachian Trail's wildest stretch.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Hiking |
| State: | Maine (ME) |
| Distance: | 91.95 mi |
| Difficulty: | 8 / 10 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
"The name alone has such a wild, inspiring, and inviting feel," says Scott Adams, a member of Backpacker's regional panel. "And the fact that we East Coasters have a substantial chunk of rugged, uncrossed trail is amazing. We should all see that as an invitation." The extra-burly route stretches from ME 15 in Monson to Abol Bridge in Baxter State Park.
Go from south to north and tack on a 14-mile climb of 5,268-foot Katahdin, Maine's highest point. On the route, you'll pass through tunnels of tight pines hiding moose, mirror-calm ponds, berry bogs, rushing streams, and craggy ridges with stay-awhile views. Go in late summer to avoid bugs and enjoy tales from thru-hikers. Allow nine to 12 days.
MAP AND GUIDE: Appalachian Trail Guide to Maine ($25, atctrailstore .org, includes maps)
CONTACT: (304) 535-6331, matc.org
-Mapped by Jeff Chow
TO TRAILHEAD: Southern end: From Monson, take Shirley-Blanchard Rd. to the AT.
Northern end: Baxter SP's Abol Bridge Campground (closed after Sept. 30), 20 miles north of Millinocket.
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100-Mile Wilderness
| Distance: 91.95 mi | Points: 8775 |
Points of Interest
HUN001
Location: 45.331215, -69.535934AT continues straight across ME 15. To access Monson, ME (the last major town on the AT that LOVES hikers), turn R for 4-mile jaunt into town. This small and friendly town is often packed with hikers, as it serves as the last major town for Northbound thru-hikers before Katahdin and 100-Mile Wilderness. Monson has a sign in the center of town indicating distances to Springer/Katahdin.
HUN002
Location: 45.340782, -69.523819Bell Pond
HUN003
Location: 45.341499, -69.508430Lily Pond
HUN004
Location: 45.351361, -69.498868AT drops down a small gorge to Leeman Brook before scrambling back up to the trail to Leeman Brook Lean-to
HUN005
Location: 45.351517, -69.498749Leeman Brook Lean-to
HUN006
Location: 45.352917, -69.488098North Pond
HUN007
Location: 45.363033, -69.471748Mud Pond
HUN008
Location: 45.368584, -69.467117James Brook
HUN009
Location: 45.373380, -69.471885Little Wilson Falls
HUN010
Location: 45.375950, -69.468414Rock furniture; unofficial campsite near Little Wilson Stream
HUN011
Location: 45.393553, -69.466939Thompson Brook
HUN012
Location: 45.397719, -69.469546Bear right and ford Big Wilson Steam
HUN013
Location: 45.400017, -69.466316Canadian Pacific Railroad
HUN014
Location: 45.398983, -69.459747Trail to Wilson Valley Lean-to and water
HUN015
Location: 45.398834, -69.459267Wilson Valley Lean-to
HUN016
Location: 45.399765, -69.448051Jeep road
HUN017
Location: 45.419983, -69.431702Wilbur Brook
HUN018
Location: 45.420715, -69.428703Vaughn Stream; waterfall
HUN019
Location: 45.417667, -69.421303Gravel road
HUN020
Location: 45.417084, -69.419716Long Pond Stream
HUN021
Location: 45.420677, -69.410908Trail to Long Pond Stream Lean-to
HUN022
Location: 45.420982, -69.410431Long Pond Stream Lean-to
HUN023
Location: 45.413868, -69.399353Trail to Barren Slide 250 feet (blue blaze)
HUN024
Location: 45.413274, -69.396740Barren Ledges
HUN025
Location: 45.415649, -69.370415Barren Mountain Peak; old fire tower
HUN026
Location: 45.420582, -69.354965Trail to Cloud Pond Lean-to .4 mi.
HUN027
Location: 45.430168, -69.331451Fourth Mountain Bog
HUN028
Location: 45.432499, -69.319435Fourth Mountain: View to the north of Third Mountain
HUN029
Location: 45.444851, -69.293915Monument Cliff
HUN030
Location: 45.449417, -69.286270Blue-blaze West Chairback Pond Trail to West Chairback Pond; stream 100 feet N
HUN031
Location: 45.449665, -69.272652Spring
HUN032
Location: 45.449402, -69.270332Columbus Mountain
HUN033
Location: 45.453152, -69.262466Chairback Gap Lean-to 9769 Great campsites behind the shelter. Water source is steeply downhill.
HUN034
Location: 45.453201, -69.262299Chairback Gap Lean-to
HUN035
Location: 45.453384, -69.262184AT turns W on bog bridge; water
HUN036
Location: 45.456635, -69.255653View N on bald; look into the valley where the AT makes a giant U-turn dipping down into the valley before heading back up the mountains in the opposite direction
HUN037
Location: 45.456650, -69.254051Rock scramble down Chairback Mtn.
HUN038
Location: 45.468067, -69.278168Trail to East Chairback Pond .2 mi.
HUN039
Location: 45.473801, -69.294380Logging Road
HUN040
Location: 45.478966, -69.288452West Branch Pleasant River requires you to ford across the 80-foot width at the sandy banks; trail to parking
HUN041
Location: 45.480568, -69.287933Blue-blazed trail to Pugwash Pond and Hay Brook; Hay Brook Falls; parking
HUN042
Location: 45.484550, -69.304283Intersection of Gulf Hagas Trail and Pleasant River Road: AT turns E
HUN043
Location: 45.483967, -69.304848Screw Auger Falls
HUN044
Location: 45.492867, -69.306686Gulf Hagas Cut-off Trail
HUN045
Location: 45.530533, -69.314499Trail to Alternate Tent site before finally crossing Gulf Hagas Brook
HUN046
Location: 45.531033, -69.315117Carl Newhall Memorial Lean-to
HUN047
Location: 45.540535, -69.320030Gulf Hagas Mountain
HUN048
Location: 45.544617, -69.307083Sidney Tappan Campsite
HUN049
Location: 45.544899, -69.296333West Peak
HUN050
Location: 45.552551, -69.272415Hay Mountain
HUN051
Location: 45.556232, -69.263733White Brook Trail
HUN052
Location: 45.556183, -69.250900Blue-blaze to White Brook Road
HUN053
Location: 45.554432, -69.246284White Cap Mountain; short side trail to the left leads to a great view of Katahdin
HUN054
Location: 45.561134, -69.234703Logan Brook Lean-to; look for the waterfall water source that disappears under the rocky base
HUN055
Location: 45.579102, -69.224648Gravel Road
HUN056
Location: 45.596058, -69.198959Trail to Lean-to
HUN057
Location: 45.596851, -69.198303East Branch Lean-to
HUN058
Location: 45.596985, -69.193733East Branch Pleasant River
HUN059
Location: 45.607883, -69.173286Mountain View Pond Outlet
HUN060
Location: 45.610283, -69.168900Trail to spring
HUN061
Location: 45.615391, -69.152626Little Boardman Mountain
HUN062
Location: 45.616516, -69.131119Kokadjo-B Pond Road
HUN063
Location: 45.616032, -69.127136Trail to Sand Beach on Crawford Pond
HUN064
Location: 45.616482, -69.126648Sand beach on Crawford Pond
HUN065
Location: 45.622650, -69.122330Old dam; pond outlet-Cooper Brook
HUN066
Location: 45.635418, -69.095901Stream
HUN067
Location: 45.640350, -69.087532Cooper Brook Falls Lean-to; waterfalls and good swimming immediately in front of shelter
HUN068
Location: 45.641873, -69.086527Stream clear water
HUN069
Location: 45.644966, -69.079369Stream
HUN070
Location: 45.652565, -69.049820Stream
HUN071
Location: 45.651016, -69.031799Jo-Mary Road
HUN072
Location: 45.653915, -69.009865Blue-blazed to Cooper Pond
HUN073
Location: 45.666534, -68.990784Trail to Mud Pond access with outlet streams nearby
HUN074
Location: 45.678001, -69.004280Antlers Campsite; Lower Jo Mary Lake
HUN075
Location: 45.678234, -69.005234Privy
HUN076
Location: 45.685417, -69.019920Beaches around lake
HUN077
Location: 45.686565, -69.016098Potaywadjo Ridge Trail .9 mi.
HUN078
Location: 45.685833, -69.012718Trail to Sand Beach
HUN079
Location: 45.706001, -69.007416Trail to Potaywadjo Spring Lean-to
HUN080
Location: 45.706768, -69.007347Potaywadjo Spring Lean-to
HUN081
Location: 45.706734, -69.008385Potaywadjo Spring; 15-foot diameter bubbling sand spring
HUN082
Location: 45.709015, -69.011597Road
HUN083
Location: 45.713085, -69.011864Twitchell Brook
HUN084
Location: 45.713768, -69.011528Views across Pemadumcook Lake in Maine
HUN085
Location: 45.729633, -69.027634Road
HUN086
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.
HUN087
Location: 45.735451, -69.054680Trail to Nahmakanta Stream Campsite (100 feet)
HUN088
Location: 45.734901, -69.054916Nahmakanta Stream Campsite
HUN089
Location: 45.735935, -69.103432Road
HUN090
Location: 45.737049, -69.107246Picnic Area
HUN091
Location: 45.737232, -69.107902Nahmakanta Lake Beach
HUN092
Location: 45.736198, -69.115051Gravel beach
HUN093
Location: 45.736767, -69.121735Prentiss Brook
HUN094
Location: 45.744049, -69.137718Sand Beach and Trail to spring
HUN095
Location: 45.746052, -69.142136Wadleigh Stream
HUN096
Location: 45.746948, -69.144447Wadleigh Stream Lean-to
HUN097
Location: 45.756935, -69.165184Nesuntabunt Mountain; trail to view of Katahdin
HUN098
Location: 45.759815, -69.164681View of lake
HUN099
Location: 45.763248, -69.175385Road
HUN100
Location: 45.770084, -69.178200Crescent Pond
HUN101
Location: 45.773449, -69.185097Trail to viewpoint
HUN102
Location: 45.779449, -69.172737AT crosses bridge on road over Pollywog Stream
HUN103
Location: 45.781265, -69.164116Chute-like Falls
HUN104
Location: 45.784267, -69.162369Stream
HUN105
Location: 45.799015, -69.170281Rainbow Stream Lean-to
HUN106
Location: 45.817917, -69.163750Trail to Rainbow Lake Dam; excellent view of Katahdin
HUN107
Location: 45.822884, -69.136330Trail to Rainbow Spring Tentsite 100 feet spring
HUN108
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
HUN109
Location: 45.812168, -69.094170Rainbow Lake
HUN110
Location: 45.805866, -69.082115Trail to Big Beaver Pond
HUN111
Location: 45.810184, -69.067314Stream
HUN112
Location: 45.817501, -69.037613Stream
HUN113
Location: 45.817951, -69.019867Hurd Brook
HUN114
Location: 45.818718, -69.009430Spring
HUN115
Location: 45.835434, -68.971367AT turns E on road, Golden Road
HUN116
Location: 45.835251, -68.967340Abol Bridge
Leeman Brook
Location: 45.351361, -69.498718© Jeff Chow
North Pond
Location: 45.351334, -69.484200© Jeff Chow
Little Wilson Falls
Location: 45.373396, -69.471735© Jeff Chow
Little Wilson Stream
Location: 45.375868, -69.468784© Jeff Chow
Big Wilson Stream
Location: 45.397734, -69.469396© Jeff Chow
Vaughn Stream
Location: 45.420715, -69.428551© Jeff Chow
Long Pond Stream
Location: 45.417100, -69.419432© Jeff Chow
View from Barren Ledges
Location: 45.413297, -69.396601© Jeff Chow
Screw Auger Falls
Location: 45.483947, -69.304807© Jeff Chow
White Cap Mountain
Location: 45.554449, -69.246129© Jeff Chow
View from White Cap Mountain
Location: 45.554466, -69.246170© Jeff Chow
Crawford Pond
Location: 45.616488, -69.126529© Jeff Chow
Privy
Location: 45.640732, -69.087616© Jeff Chow
Stream
Location: 45.641865, -69.086409© Jeff Chow
Woods
Location: 45.644451, -69.082901© Jeff Chow
Mud Pond
Location: 45.665946, -68.990407© Jeff Chow
Privy
Location: 45.678234, -69.005234© Jeff Chow
Views across Pemadumcook Lake
Location: 45.713765, -69.011489Pemadumcook Lake
Location: 45.713769, -69.011414© Jeff Chow
Views
Location: 45.822818, -68.994141© Jeff Chow
Views of Katahdin
Location: 45.835266, -68.967179© Jeff Chow
Views of Katahdin
Location: 45.837403, -68.960913© Jeff Chow
Mount Katahdin in Baxter State Park
Location: 45.837448, -68.960953© Jeff Chow
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