Appalachian Trail: ME 16 to East Flagstaff Road
Summit climbs, mountain ponds, and panoramic views highlight this 15.5-mile hike in the Bigelow Range.
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Horns Pond Lean-to: sleeps 8; privy. Little Bigelow Lean-to: sleeps 8; privy.
Trail Facts
- Distance: 24.9
Waypoints
WPT026
Location: 45.1472320556641, -70.2619323730469
AT turns W @ jct. with Trail to Old Man’s Head (blue blaze)
WPT007
Location: 45.1221008300781, -70.3488845825195
Stream
WPT025
Location: 45.1467170715332, -70.2761001586914
Myron H Avery Peak (Bigelow Mtn)
WPT019
Location: 45.1455345153809, -70.3239669799805
North Horn Trail
WPT011
Location: 45.138801574707, -70.1918869018555
Trail to Little Bigelow lean-to
WPT021
Location: 45.1447334289551, -70.299934387207
View Sugarloaf Ski slopes
WPT020
Location: 45.1450157165527, -70.3231964111328
South Horn
WPT008
Location: 45.1226997375488, -70.348747253418
Stream
WPT009
Location: 45.1323661804199, -70.2026138305664
View of Flagstaff Lake to the NE
WPT024
Location: 45.1472320556641, -70.2821197509766
Caretaker Bldg
WPT003
Location: 45.1403846740723, -70.2280654907226
Trail to viewpoint
WPT018
Location: 45.1441841125488, -70.330192565918
Day Shelter, Trail to point
WPT034
Location: 45.1445846557617, -70.2558670043945
.2-mi. side trail to Safford Notch Campground. AT continues straight
WPT009
Location: 45.123851776123, -70.3489837646484
Cranberry Stream campsite
WPT015
Location: 45.1438179016113, -70.3343505859375
Viewpoint of Horns Pond and Horns @ big boulder 9170
WPT007
Location: 45.1299018859863, -70.2105178833008
Little Bigelow (east end)
WPT011
Location: 45.1377983093262, -70.3543472290039
AT turns E @ jct. with Bigelow Range Trail
WPT006
Location: 45.1134834289551, -70.3494338989258
Stratton Brook; Dick Brown’s Bridge
WPT003
Location: 45.1070671081543, -70.3536987304688
Stream
ZZZ015
Location: 45.1036338806152, -70.3567504882812
AT crosses parking road slightly to the L and then across ME 27. Ahead, lots of elevation, but views are worth it
WPT033
Location: 45.1447486877441, -70.2559967041016
Boulder maze trail leads under cavernous boulder
WPT029
Location: 45.1465492248535, -70.2566299438476
Boulder slide
WPT004
Location: 45.1116180419922, -70.3498687744141
Stratton Brook Pond Road
WPT032
Location: 45.1450157165527, -70.2557525634766
Safford Brook Trail
WPT004
Location: 45.1377334594727, -70.2253036499024
2000 mi. from GA; marked temporarily with sticks
WPT023
Location: 45.1473159790039, -70.2828674316406
Bigelow Col; Avery Memorial Campsite
WPT005
Location: 45.1128997802734, -70.3494186401367
Jeep road
WPT012
Location: 45.1348152160644, -70.17236328125
East Flagstaff Road
WPT014
Location: 45.1426658630371, -70.3425979614258
Viewpoint
WPT017
Location: 45.1439170837402, -70.3298797607422
Two Horns Pond Lean-tos
WPT030
Location: 45.1460342407227, -70.2571334838867
House-sized boulder
WPT016
Location: 45.1438255310059, -70.3333511352539
Horns Pond Trail
WPT027
Location: 45.1478004455566, -70.2585296630859
Viewpoint of Little Bigelows
WPT035
Location: 45.1434669494629, -70.2588195800781
Safford Notch Campground
WPT006
Location: 45.1345176696777, -70.2182693481445
View to the SSW
WPT022
Location: 45.1468162536621, -70.2880172729492
Bigelow Mountain West Peak
WPT010
Location: 45.1394004821777, -70.1910629272461
Little Bigelow lean-to. Shelter complete with faux telephone and Privy complete with window curtains
WPT013
Location: 45.1419334411621, -70.3458480834961
AT turns W @ jct. with trail to viewpoint
WPT028
Location: 45.1479148864746, -70.2578964233398
Trail to viewpoint
DSCF9196
Location: 45.1468315124512, -70.2879867553711
DSCF9176
Location: 45.1468315124512, -70.2879867553711
DSCF9226
Location: 45.1468315124512, -70.2721176147461
DSCF9247
Location: 45.1397819519043, -70.1908493041992
