Someone please help me with details. I have a trip to Maine upcoming, and I always promised myself my first footsteps in Maine would be on the AT. It won't be a thru like I had wanted but it'll have to suffice. I will have at most a day hike to do this. I will have a rental car and not much backpacking gear.
So what can I expect if I leave from Gorham, NH and hike to the border? It appears the US2 at Gorham to the border is 16.5 miles. Is there a closer access to the ME border than starting at Gorham? Anything I can hike to? The border sing would be enough. 16.5 miles would be right out (and that's just one way).
Thanks for your help. I appreciate that this is not necessarily a "normal" goal but it is what it is. I made it and now based on other not-necessarily-foreseen circumstances, I am still trying to achieve this goal.