Appalachian Trail: White Cap Mountain *****
White Cap Mountain stands like a great sentinel in the heart of the 100 Mile Wilderness. At 3644 feet, it is the highest peak in the region and the only one to rise into the alpine plant zone. This...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Brownsville Junction, Maine - Hiking - 28.1 miles

Appalachian Trail: Baldpate Mountain ***
The trail through Baldpate is popular and well marked, making it a good choice for strong hikers looking for a pleasant day hike. Baldpate Mountain is in western Oxford County, roughly 7 miles east...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Bethel, Maine - Hiking - 8 miles

Appalachian Trail: Barren - Chairback Range
The Barren-Chairback Range rises to just 2670 feet at its highest point, making it one of the lower mountain chains crossed by the AT in Maine. But this little range makes up in ruggedness what it...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Monson, Maine - Hiking - 16.2 miles

Appalachian Trail: Baxter Ponds *****
This section of the AT is best described as a walk on the water side. This hike winds along a river, then along a stream, and then along the shore of several ponds before reaching the foot of majestic...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Millinocket, Maine - Hiking - 9.9 miles

Appalachian Trail: Buck Hill
This hike is a short but enjoyable day hike just outside the town of Monson. Though it offers no major views, it's a fine walk through the woods....
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Monson, Maine - Hiking - 6.3 miles

Appalachian Trail: Carlo Col & Goose Eye Mountain
This mountain range is not reserved for the long-distance crowd. The heart of the Mahoosucs - the rocky wreckage of Carlo Col, the open heaths and summit vistas of Goose Eye Mountain, and even...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Upton, Maine - Hiking - 11 miles

Appalachian Trail: Carry Ponds
This hike combines beautiful forest scenes with the scene of a dramatic moMainent in AMainerican history. Winding through a series of ponds, along streams and across the Kennebec River, the path also cross...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
New Portland, Maine - Hiking - 17.5 miles

Appalachian Trail: Central Lake Country
For those who can spend only one day walking in the 100 Mile Wilderness, this 8.3-mile hike offers a sampler of soMaine of the most beautiful and varied country in the Maine woods. The route includes a ...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Greenville, Maine - Hiking - 8.3 miles

Appalachian Trail: Crocker Mountain ****
Crocker Mountain, with two distinct peaks, is at the northern end of a succession of mountains that constitute the most strenuous hiking on the AT in Maine, along with Katahdin and the Mahoosucs...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Stratton, Maine - Hiking - 8.3 miles

Appalachian Trail: Little Bigelow ****
The westernmost peak in the Bigelow Range, Little Bigelow, like its larger neighbor, Bigelow Mountain, has soMaine outstanding views of the Flagstaff Lake country and the Dead River. Not particularly...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
New Portland, Maine - Hiking - 13.8 miles

Appalachian Trail: Mahoosuc Notch ****
Is Mahoosuc Notch really the "Toughest Mile of the AT?" Although selecting just one of the 2150-odd miles of the AT might seem impossibly subjective, every AT hiker will eventually hear the reputation...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Upton, Maine - Hiking - 9.4 miles

Appalachian Trail: Monson Slate Hills
This first walk in the 100 Mile Wilderness covers its southernmost 14.2 miles, where the AT passes over a portion of the Monson Slate Hills. It features many small ponds, the AT's highest waterfall, ...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Monson, Maine - Hiking - 14.2 miles

Appalachian Trail: Mount Katahdin *****
Legendary along the AT, the jagged, treeless profile of Mount Katahdin seems incongruous among other rounded, forested Appalachian peaks. The glaciers never reached high enough to smooth off Katahdin...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Millinocket, Maine - Hiking - 10.4 miles

Appalachian Trail: Moxie Bald Mountain
The hike up Moxie Bald is one of the prettiest you'll find. Even the beginning of this hike is gorgeous, leapfrogging across the rocks at a small rapid on Baker Stream. If you are feeling adventurous...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Bingham, Maine - Hiking - 9.6 miles

Appalachian Trail: Northern Lake Country
The northernmost section of the 100 Mile Wilderness traverses a varied landscape of tall trees, placid lakes, and surging streams, where a kaleidoscopic play of sunlight and forest color inspired...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Greenville, Maine - Hiking - 17.4 miles

Appalachian Trail: Old Blue, Elephant, & Bemis Mountains ****
The hike up Old Blue Mountain has much to recomMainend it: impressive hardwood forests, fine views from the open summit (3600 feet), and an old-growth red spruce forest on the saddle between Old Blue and...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Andover, Maine - Hiking - 8.6 miles

Appalachian Trail: Old Speck ****
You might expect the naMaine "Old Speck" to be attached to a friendly grizzled dog rather than to the highest peak of the ferocious Mahoosuc Range, and in soMaine ways Old Speck, Maine's third-highest peak,...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Upton, Maine - Hiking - 8.4 miles

Appalachian Trail: Pleasant Pond Mountain ****
Just a few miles south from the start of this hike is the village of Caratunk, frequently visited by long-distance hikers. "Caratunk" is an Indian word for "forbidding or crooked stream," according to...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Caratunk, Maine - Hiking - 3.2 miles

Appalachian Trail: Sabbath Day Pond
This hike offers a comparatively easy walk over gentle, wooded terrain, weaving around five lovely remote ponds. The trail begins at approximately 2250 feet and heads up a steep, rocky path toward...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Oquossoc, Maine - Hiking - 13.1 miles

Appalachian Trail: Saddleback Mountain & Mount Abraham *****
The Saddleback Mountain hike offers soMaine of the finest alpine scenery in the state, and the summit provides a stunning panoramic view of the mountains and lake country of western Maine. Saddleback - ...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Rangeley, Maine - Hiking - 14.6 miles

Appalachian Trail: Southern Lake Country
The northern half of the 100 Mile Wilderness often surprises hikers with its relatively level terrain and its startling beauty. While most of the AT hugs the crests of Appalachian ridges, this walk...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Millinocket, Maine - Hiking - 14.9 miles

Appalachian Trail: Wyman Mountain to Moody Mountain
In 1978 the Maine Appalachian Trail Club relocated much of this section of the AT, transforming what most considered a Mainedicore stretch of the trail into an enjoyable and challenging hike. The trail ...
From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in Northern New England"
Andover, Maine - Hiking - 10.1 miles