View Full Version : Getting to ME from NJ
stinkoman
05-07-2009, 23:36
What would you all suggest is the best way to get to the ME trailhead from NJ?
I am planning on leaving in June '10 and want the fastest/cheapest method.
Really, what do you think will be the fastest without being too expensive?
slow-n-steady
05-08-2009, 00:39
Bus, then cab or shuttle service
TJ aka Teej
05-08-2009, 09:12
Fastest isn't cheapest. Fastest: fly to Portland, have shuttle service take you to the trailhead. Cheapest: Bus, cab or shuttle from Medway to the AT Lodge in Millinocket, shuttle into Baxter. Just for planning purposes you need to know the bus from Bangor to Medway gets in about 7:45 PM.
See the ATC's ALDHA Thru-hikers' Companion for more detail: http://www.aldha.org/companyn.htm
Walk? ;) Just kidding.
If you were willing to shell out, you could have someone drop you off. About $30-50 for the trip, 11 hours for you to ME, and then 11 back for the driver.
Walk? ;) Just kidding.
If you were willing to shell out, you could have someone drop you off. About $30-50 for the trip, 11 hours for you to ME, and then 11 back for the driver.I am not sure how a 22 hour trip from N.J. to Maine and back would only cost 30-50 dollars, even if it was your own vehicle, unless maybe on a moped:D.