ADKSherpa
02-27-2012, 17:20
I know this isn't completely AT related but there aren't a whole lot of forums on Katahdin (except for VFTT which I'm waiting to get in to...if anyone is a member and would be so nice as to "sponsor" me, I would greatly appreciate it!) so I thought I would try here. Mods, if this doesnt fit, feel free to delete it.
Anyway, a few friends and I are looking at taking on another classic Northeast peak this summer in Katahdin. We've nearly completed the Adirondack 46ers and did a 3-day thru-hike of the entire Presidential Range in NH last summer and we're hoping this will be as insane as that trip was. Anyway, we'd love to be able to do the loop over the entire massif: Howe, Hamlin, Baxter, South, Pamola. Howe is a little tricky, being on a dead-end trail but heres something I came up with:
After spending the night at Chimney Lake, take the Hamlin Ridge/North Basin trail to its end to Blueberry Knoll. Head east at the end of the trail until theres a safe place to head back WNW up the rocky Southwest ridge of Howe and meet the established trail on top.
Feasible? Ever been done? We have bushwhacking knowledge (several of the 'Daks 46-ers are "trailless") but I wasnt sure of the terrain's specifics. Is it possible to make it up on to the ridge? How navigable are the rocks along the top? Any suggestions on this (or even a better way of completing the loop) would be great. Thanks for the help!
Ryan :sun
Anyway, a few friends and I are looking at taking on another classic Northeast peak this summer in Katahdin. We've nearly completed the Adirondack 46ers and did a 3-day thru-hike of the entire Presidential Range in NH last summer and we're hoping this will be as insane as that trip was. Anyway, we'd love to be able to do the loop over the entire massif: Howe, Hamlin, Baxter, South, Pamola. Howe is a little tricky, being on a dead-end trail but heres something I came up with:
After spending the night at Chimney Lake, take the Hamlin Ridge/North Basin trail to its end to Blueberry Knoll. Head east at the end of the trail until theres a safe place to head back WNW up the rocky Southwest ridge of Howe and meet the established trail on top.
Feasible? Ever been done? We have bushwhacking knowledge (several of the 'Daks 46-ers are "trailless") but I wasnt sure of the terrain's specifics. Is it possible to make it up on to the ridge? How navigable are the rocks along the top? Any suggestions on this (or even a better way of completing the loop) would be great. Thanks for the help!
Ryan :sun