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Caribou Mountain
Batchelders Grant, ME, Mason, ME
Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below.
Looking down the Mud Brook Trail on the way to the Caribou Mountain summit
Route: Mud Brook Trail, (Caribou Mountain), Mud Brook Trail
While the advanced forecast was great, thunderstorms were added to it the day of. Thus, I decided to stay at a lower elevation and head up Evans Notch. While temperatures were hovering around 80 in the Conway area, it was a cooler 71 degrees at the Caribou Mountain trailhead.
Having previously done the loop and not liking the relatively long walk out on the Caribou Trail, I opted to do an out and back on the Mud Brook Trail.
Other than some mud pits and puddles, the trail was generally dry. The bugs were fortunately not too bad if one kept moving.
While the views to the west were fairly weak due to storm clouds, the other directions were quite nice.
On the way back, I followed some herd paths on the east side of the Mud Brook Trail and found some nice additional vistas looking into the wilderness.
| Hike Ratings |
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Getting To Trailhead: |
Moderate |
| Destination: |
Caribou Mountain |
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Length: |
Moderate |
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Steepness: |
Difficult |
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Navigation: |
Moderate |
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Views: |
Excellent |
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Crowds: |
Minimal |
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| Hike Stats |
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Date Hiked: |
Thursday, May 20, 2010 |
| Hike Commenced: |
4:08 PM |
| Parking Elevation: |
935' |
| Destination: |
Caribou Mountain |
| Ascent Commenced: |
4:08 PM |
| Summit Reached: |
5:29 PM |
| Time Elapsed: |
01:21 |
| Trailhead Elevation: |
935' |
| Summit Elevation: |
2,840' |
| Distance: |
3 miles |
| Vertical Gain: |
2,025' |
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| Hike Ended: |
6:57 PM |
| Hike Time Elapsed: |
02:49 |
| Hike Distance: |
6 miles |
| Hike Vertical Gain: |
2,145' |
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The Mud Brook Trail trailhead
Looking up the Mud Brook Trail at the Caribou Mountain summit
Looking north at Old Speck Mountain from Caribou Mountain
Directions to trailhead: From US 302, take Maine 113 North into Evans Notch. The Caribou WMNF parking area access road will eventually be on the right.
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