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Trails opened in Baxter State Park
by Outspoken on Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:40 am
Trails opened in Baxter State Park
By Kevin Miller
Staff Writer Bangor Daily News
Baxter State Park officials have opened additional trails to the summit of Mount Katahdin as well as all major campgrounds in the 209,501-acre wilderness park.
On Saturday, park rangers opened Chimney Pond campground to overnight guests roughly two weeks late because of lingering snow or poor trail conditions. Additionally, three of the four major routes to the peak of Katahdin from Chimney Pond — the Dudley, Cathedral and Hamlin Ridge trails — are open to hikers.
The fourth route, Saddle Trail, likely will remain closed for at least another week.
"Saddle still has some snow," park director Jensen Bissell said Saturday. "It may be another week to 10 days. And that’s it. After that, everything will be open."
Spring has indeed come late to Baxter State Park and other parts of far northern Maine. Bissell said Chimney Pond was buried under 80 inches of snow when he visited the popular backcountry campground in mid-April.
Melting snow and heavy rains also caused some washouts on trails and along the Park Tote Road. But the road — a narrow, unpaved road that connects the northern and southern areas of the park — has since been repaired and is in good shape, Bissell said.
Despite the late start of the hiking and camping season, revenues from reservations are up from last year even after accounting for a recent fee increase, Bissell said.
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By Kevin Miller
Staff Writer Bangor Daily News
Baxter State Park officials have opened additional trails to the summit of Mount Katahdin as well as all major campgrounds in the 209,501-acre wilderness park.
On Saturday, park rangers opened Chimney Pond campground to overnight guests roughly two weeks late because of lingering snow or poor trail conditions. Additionally, three of the four major routes to the peak of Katahdin from Chimney Pond — the Dudley, Cathedral and Hamlin Ridge trails — are open to hikers.
The fourth route, Saddle Trail, likely will remain closed for at least another week.
"Saddle still has some snow," park director Jensen Bissell said Saturday. "It may be another week to 10 days. And that’s it. After that, everything will be open."
Spring has indeed come late to Baxter State Park and other parts of far northern Maine. Bissell said Chimney Pond was buried under 80 inches of snow when he visited the popular backcountry campground in mid-April.
Melting snow and heavy rains also caused some washouts on trails and along the Park Tote Road. But the road — a narrow, unpaved road that connects the northern and southern areas of the park — has since been repaired and is in good shape, Bissell said.
Despite the late start of the hiking and camping season, revenues from reservations are up from last year even after accounting for a recent fee increase, Bissell said.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=165791&zoneid=500
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