DESTINATION Grafton Loop Trail - East Half 1 Photoset
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| Backpack | 19.89 Miles |
6,847 AEG |
| | Backpack | 19.89 Miles | 1 Day 8 Hrs 6 Mns | | |
| 6,847 ft AEG | | 27 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | I joined an Appalachian Mountain Club - Maine Chapter - backpacking trip to western Maine to hike the eastern half of the Grafton Loop Trail near Grafton Notch State Park. As it turned out, most of the hikers dropped out except me and the leader, who was 20 years younger than me. Joshua was incredibly patient with this old guy. I did fine on the trail when the grade was less than about 15%, but a lot of this was much, much worse than that, especially going down, as is common on AMC trails.
There were fantastic views from Puzzle Mountain and Bald Pate East Peak. There are several good campsites along the way. We stayed in Lane Campsite. Lots of opportunities for water as well. Waterfalls near Lane Campsite were spectacular. |
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