Hike Reports recently submitted at Amateur-Hikers.com 2012-02-01T07:02:45Z Amateur-Hikers.com tlfouhar http://www.amateur-hikers.com/mountain.asp?rpt=54 2011-09-21T05:08:12Z 2011-09-21T05:08:12Z

We found this a really enjoyable hike, but it is to bad that the trail isn't maintained and in better shape. The vegatation was so green with moss covering everthing it seemed! This is certainly the year for mushrooms and there were a lot around this trail. The views are really nice from the top with so many lakes and mountains around. We were disappointed that is was a hazy day and we could barely make out Mt. Washington.

Anonymous http://www.amateur-hikers.com/mountain.asp?rpt=52 2011-08-08T14:37:39Z 2011-08-08T14:37:39Z

We just got off the mountain about 45 minutes ago. The way up is pretty intense. we took the trail from fire lane 54. It starts off very easy, untill you get about half way. it becomes wicked steep. The entire hike took about 1 hr, but you get some breath taking views along the way. I wouldent waste the energy going to the top, because the view is much better about half way. at the top you are staring at the back side of another mountain, and all the other mountains are almost invisible even when its sunny. the elevation is 2006 vert ft, but you only climb 1600 ft. The tower is not for the public, its a fire tower and its all boarded up. Alltogether, they would be a very nice hike for fit and expierenced hikers, and i would NOT reccommend bringing kids

Anonymous http://www.amateur-hikers.com/mountain.asp?rpt=48 2010-08-25T10:46:52Z 2010-08-25T10:46:52Z

We hiked Burnt Meadow Mountain in August 2010. There are now two options. The trail branches at about 15 minutes into the hike. The right branch with blue blazes is called the North Peak trail and is the original trail with the steep climb at the very top. The left branch with yellow blazes goes all the way around the middle peak before ascending to the North peak. It's much longer - maybe twice as long - and does not have the very steep final climb. We went up the blue trail and down the yellow trail. It was a nice day and this was a very enjoyable afternoon hike with good (but not spectacular) views in most directions from the top. I would do this one

dtwitchell http://www.amateur-hikers.com/mountain.asp?rpt=42 2008-10-05T04:24:19Z 2008-10-05T04:24:19Z

Bradbury Mountain has never been on my radar to hike. My Maine Atlas and Gazetteer shows it as a 200 foot elevation gain to the summit. Doesn't seem like much of a mountain to me.....But my brother's church is taking a group of kids there next week, and they wanted to explore the place first, so I tagged along; it was a good excuse to visit with Jonathan for a bit.....When you enter the park, if you park in the upper lot, the Summit Trail (the shortest and steepest trail) is right next to you, by the playground. We hiked this trail to the summit. Only took us a few minutes.....I was surprised to find out how utterly flat the horizon line was; not a single mountain in view. Not my idea of a stunning vista, but I suppose that's to be expected when you

Anonymous http://www.amateur-hikers.com/mountain.asp?rpt=41 2008-10-04T06:57:35Z 2008-10-04T06:57:35Z

I only wanted to add to the previous post that climbing to the top is well worth it. Not too difficult, and certainly not dangerous, you start at the left side of the falls and climb almost vertically sometimes. Once up, if you continue on upstream, you are greeted with several small cascade watterfalls that, in the summer, are quite refreshing to wade into. My group found the upstream portion to be as rewarding as the main falls for it's texture and

dtwitchell http://www.amateur-hikers.com/mountain.asp?rpt=40 2008-10-01T04:48:05Z 2008-10-01T04:48:05Z

Redington was on my to-do list because it is (according to the AMC) a 4000-footer. Hiking this one leaves me just four more to go. I wanted to do this one in the fall because I wasn't convinced I'd see many nice views, so I thought we ought to at least get some nice fall foliage!....This is a hike that is quite interesting in a couple different ways. First, it's a rare mountain (here in Maine) that, when you start hiking, you're so far away from the mountain that you can see the peak in the distance. I'll post a picture of that. ....Second, when you are hiking Redington, you are in the middle of a bowl formed by Sugarloaf, Spaulding, Redington, The Crockers, and Mount Abraham (Abram). Within this bowl, there isn't a hint of "civilization" beyond that

dtwitchell http://www.amateur-hikers.com/mountain.asp?rpt=39 2008-09-23T09:16:26Z 2008-09-23T09:16:26Z

The first time I hiked Old Speck, it was raining. And the observation tower was falling apart and closed. It was a miserable day, and I said, "Never again."....But a few days ago Bobby said he would like to do it, so I said I'd go with him. The experience this time around was MUCH nicer.....We started out around 9:15 in the morning, and discussed whether we should go straight for the summit, and do the Eyebrow on the way back, or hit the Eyebrow first. ....Since the Eyebrow is the steepest part of the trail, and we both prefer going UP over steep parts to going DOWN over them, we decided to do the Eyebrow on the way up.....I think that was a good choice. You won't even be hiking for ten minutes before you hit the branch where you choose the AT, or the

dtwitchell http://www.amateur-hikers.com/mountain.asp?rpt=38 2008-09-11T07:04:04Z 2008-09-11T07:04:04Z

I'd hiked 15 different mountains this summer, but none of them were mountains on my "To Do" list (the 4000 footers in the state of Maine). So I really wanted to hit at least two of them before I called it quits on hiking for the year and went back to work.....I have some friends who are in pretty good shape, so I asked them if they would be willing to do TWO 4000 foot peaks in one day with me. They were willing (though afterward they informed me that next time THEY were picking the mountain!)....The reason I wanted to do two is, Saddleback Horn is only accessible by way of either Saddleback or Saddleback Jr. In other words, you can't get to it without hiking ANOTHER mountain first.....We started about an hour after daybreak on the Appalachian Trail. The

dtwitchell http://www.amateur-hikers.com/mountain.asp?rpt=37 2008-09-11T05:48:39Z 2008-09-11T05:48:39Z

Table Rock isn't actually a mountain - it's a plateau that's sort of on the way to the summit of Baldpate.....Bobby, Tom, and I did this in the morning on a fairly nice, somewhat clear day. Much better weather than the last time I hiked it, which was in mid-October last fall.....We were surprised to find that there is a $2.00 fee for using the trail through Grafton Notch. In the parking lot by the mountain there is a metal tube you can drop you fee in, though there is no one there checking to make sure you do it. Not all of us had $2.00 with us, because we didn't know the fee was there (I think it's only in effect for part of the year). Please remember to bring your fee - those fees, even though they are on the "honor system" are important to keeping

dtwitchell http://www.amateur-hikers.com/mountain.asp?rpt=35 2008-08-26T17:27:17Z 2008-08-26T17:27:17Z

Initially, we were going to have four of us going on this hike, but two had to cancel, so it was just me and Alex. Because of all the rain we've had this summer, the first part of the trail was quite muddy (though we met someone along the way who said it was MUCH muddier last summer). Apparently muddy is common for this trail.....Once you get beyond the muddy part, the trail gets a bit steeper, and there are a few places you have to climb up over some boulders, but I've definitely done much harder hikes this summer. ....There are no forks in the trail until you get almost to the summit. Just before the summit the trail hits a fork where you can go either left or right. Right is the "North Trail", which takes you back down somewhere else on Route 16