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Peaks
Peaks Mt. Redington, ME
Trails
Trails: Caribou Valley Road, logging roads, herd path
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: This report is meant to reaffirm the recent Thr. August 20,2015 report of Primal Hiker. And this to to reinforce the use of the logging road system as an excellent way to ascend Mt. Redington instead of the confusion that exists if you bushwhack over the peak of South Crocker Mt to Redington. I reaffirm the superb directions contained on the website (cited by Primal Hiker)of http://adrianpayeur.com/Redington.php. And the August 1,2010 trip report on Andrew Lavigne's website is an excellent pictorial narrative but not all all necessary. I add the following notes to the logging road trail system. Caribou Valley Road parking is at the newly padlocked gate. On Saturday, Sept 5, 2015 there were 17 cars parked there at noon. The metal grated bridge referenced by Adrian Payeur is just beyond the padlocked gate. The A.T. trailheads are 0.5 miles beyond the padlocked gate. Therefore the first mileage cited by Adrian Payeur is incorrect because five years ago he could drive farther than the A.T. trailhead on the logging road. Follow the "right, right, left, left" cited in Adrian Payeur directions. Also, each and every small cairn, located on the side of the logging road/trail and the trail turns advance your hike in a very positive manner. The tiny broken down cairns in the middle of the logging road are broken down because the road is used by snowmobiles - otherwise the cairns on the sides and at each turn serve their intended purpose superbly. Finally, the large cairn on your final logging road exists and so does the wooden arrow which lies on top of the ground next to the cairn. The final trail to the top of Redington has probably been around for 40 years and certainly is used by the local population and ,yes, a bit of secondary growth needs a bit of trimming. But it was one of the easiest hikes to the top of any 4000 footer AND THERE IS NOT A SINGLE FOOT OF BUSHWHACKING REQUIRED. I am not the fastest hiker but the entire hike from the padlocked gate to the top of Redington was 8-9 miles (includes the entry mileage to the A.T. trailheads)and took me under five hours. This summer I have hiked many N.H. and Maine 4000'footers and this was one of my very favorites. The logging roads become less harsh and more trail- like with each passing footstep and the views approaching the final mile are terrific. There is nothing to dislike and NO bushwhacking at all if you use the logging road approach instead of the South Crocker bushwhack approach.  
Name
Name: Merritt - A.T. thru-hiker in 1999. 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2015-09-08 
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