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December 22, 2005 |
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We joined Vegematic, Mtn Magic, and Ghost Dog for our first peak of the Winter season. We started at the York Pond Fish Hatchery which keeps the road to the trailhead plowed all Winter. Due to bridge construction you must make use of a temporary bridge which is located to the right of the main bridge.
We start out the York Pond Trail breaking trail through a foot of snow. 10 minute later we turned onto the Bunner Notch trail and started our ascent. As we climbed high we the snow deepened, but the trail was very easy to follow. After leveling out we saw a trail sign for the Kilkenny Ridge trail and Terrace mountain to the left and pointing to Mt Cabot to the right. This sign is wrong! You need to continue straight for another one half mile where you run into the the trail that leads to the summit. 10 minutes into our climb towards the summit we ran into a group of a dozen hikers which included Mohamed from VFTT and ROT, as well as Fred Shirley, another hiker we have emailed with in the past. After some conversation with this group we followed the now tracked trail to the cabin that is 10 minutes below the summit, where we enjoyed a snack before heading to the summit. Back at the cabin we donned headlamps which we would need to compelte our return trip. A fun hike - nice views - great company! |
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Directions to the trailhead: Directions to the trailhead:From Twin Moutain head north on Rte 3, turning right on Rte 115. Follow Rte 115 until Rte 2 where you take a right. Follow Rte 2 to Gorham and take a left on Rte 16. Follow Rte 16 North until Berlin Center and take a left onto Rte 110. The sign for Rte 110 is a little hidden so keep a sharp eye out for it a little ways after Rte 116 splits into a one way road. Follow Rte 110 @ 7 miles until you see the sign for York Pond Rd on your left. There is a large sign for the Fish Hatchery and a hiking trail head sign as well. Take a left onto York Pond Road and follow it to the Fish Hatchery in about 4 miles. Go through the gat into the fish hatchery and folow the dirt road for 2.1 miles. You will come to a fenced raceway and find the trailhead on your left with parking for 3 or 4 cars |
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