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Peaks
Peaks Mt. Katahdin (Baxter Peak), ME
Trails
Trails: Hunt Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Friday, August 14, 2015
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: I'd highly recommend getting a parking reservation for the trailhead you wish to start from, since the Katahdin trailheads close once the lots are full. I didn't have a reservation, but luckily, I got an unreserved spot due to leaving early and being first in line at the gate. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: The only major one was bridged. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: No issues here! It's a part of the AT, so there shouldn't be any. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: No dogs or pets allowed in the park. Period. 
Bugs
Bugs: Not bad for most of the way due to my early start, but they started to come out near the end. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Finally got to hike the famous Mount Katahdin! The Hunt Trail's beginning and end mile are fairly easy, but the middle section is long, steep, and rough, with a lot of scrambling & exposed scrambling. Needless to say, going down was white-knuckle! Tough but fun & rewarding hike. Views were to die for! 11 mi roundtrip, 4,200 ft. of elevation gain.

NOTE: I would not recommend Katahdin, at least via the Hunt Trail, to those who are not in good physical shape, beginner hikers, or unused to/afraid of exposed scrambling.  
Name
Name: Spencer 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2015-08-14 
Link
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