Just confirming, how to get to the trailhead at Katahdin..

[Jeremiah Greenjeans]

Will I be able to drive TO the trailhead at Katahdin, or will I have to drive to Katahdin then get to the trailhead at the top of Katahdin on foot?

Thanks ahead.

[sherrill]

You gotta walk up.

Good job putting this in Straight Forward.

[Shutterbug]

Will I be able to drive TO the trailhead at Katahdin, or will I have to drive to Katahdin then get to the trailhead at the top of Katahdin on foot?

Thanks ahead.

You can park your car at Katahdin Stream, Abol Trailhead, or Roaring Springs, but all of the trailheads are at the base of the mountain. The start of the AT is on the top of the mountain.

[WingedMonkey]

You can park your car at Katahdin Stream, Abol Trailhead, or Roaring Springs, but all of the trailheads are at the base of the mountain. The start of the AT is on the top of the mountain.

And then you have to walk back down.

[Doc Mike]

I fyou don't know the answer to that question, how much do you really know about the trail and are you ready to hike it?

[ShelterLeopard]

Will I be able to drive TO the trailhead at Katahdin, or will I have to drive to Katahdin then get to the trailhead at the top of Katahdin on foot?

Thanks ahead.

The beginning of the AT is at the tip top of Katahdin. You can drive to the foot of the Mountain, but must walk to the top, then back down. Plan for the mountain to take all day. I'd stay at the foot of the mountain the night before you ascend, and the night after.

[ShelterLeopard]

I fyou don't know the answer to that question, how much do you really know about the trail and are you ready to hike it?

You don't need to know much about the trail to hike it. Of course, I obsessed and learned all I could before leaving for my thru, but that was just because I couldn't wait to go.

[Doc Mike]

True but learning the starting point would appear to be one of the more essential things to learn.

[Jersey Tim]

The official terminus is at the top, so yes, you have to walk up and back down. I've heard you can leave your pack at the ranger station and borrow a daypack for the round trip.

[TJ aka Teej]

Will I be able to drive TO the trailhead at Katahdin, or will I have to drive to Katahdin then get to the trailhead at the top of Katahdin on foot?

Drive to Baxter State Park, stop at the gatehouse, tell them you want to go to Katahdin Stream Campground. There's a large parking lot there for day hiking. The AT passes right through the campground. You follow the AT 5.2 miles up to Baxter Peak, which is almost a mile high. Then you take the same route back down to your car. That hike can take a novice over eight hours. I recommend booking a lean-to at KSC for the nights before and after your climb,
Check out the MEGA forum here on WB for more information.

[Jeremiah Greenjeans]

True but learning the starting point would appear to be one of the more essential things to learn.

Hence, making this post over a month before I leave.



Thank you guys!

[ShelterLeopard]

True but learning the starting point would appear to be one of the more essential things to learn.

Ha- I can imagine seeing a lost hiker wandering around Arizona. "Help me to the AT!!!"


And yes, you can check your pack at the ranger station. They even have daypacks you can borrow for your water, raingear, etc... And I DO recommend raingear. Katahdin has always been a little unpredictable when I climbed it. And getting to the top feels a lot less victorious when you are shivering and trying to stay warm.

Feels hardcore though...

Just kidding, don't leave your raingear behind.

[Blissful]

Go up Abol Slide and down the Hunt. More interesting and you don't do the same thing twice

YES on raingear. We had sleet and hail July 1 under a clear blue sky in the valley and a cloud on K

[sheepdog]

Some people start at Springer and hike north a couple months.........

[ShelterLeopard]

Then they get in the newspaper under the headline "ANOTHER BIGFOOT SITING".