| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Redington Pond Range - Middle Peak, Redington Pond Range - South Peak, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, September 5, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Potato Hill Road needs high clearance. The old RR grade is passable to the AT if you have an ATV. Otherwise, it is too narrow unless you have a beater Jeep. I made it ~1.5 miles from the trailhead with my truck |
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Dry Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock |
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 | Comments: |
Unfortunately, fog prevented me from enjoying what I'm sure are excellent views from Middle Redington, but the weather cleared off while on South Redington, so that was a plus.
I followed the RR grade to the AT crossing, then followed the AT north to where it starts to pull away from the stream. I then followed old logging roads up into the valley which fortunately were very easy to follow thanks to abundant moose. These eventually started leading away from the peak, and I followed some moderately thick woods to the base of the very cool talus slopes that lead nearly to the summit of Middle Redington.
I followed the talus slope back down to the col between Middle and South where I hit some moderately thick woods for most of the way to the South Peak. Things opened up near the summit, where I found some excellent outlook ledges that look down on the forbidden Navy pond (aka Redington Pond). I found the summit without much difficulty.
I then picked my way down the south slopes of the South peak carefully among the ledges and hit the RR grade which I followed back to the AT crossing.
These were some very cool peaks. |
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 | Name: |
Snowman |
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 | E-Mail: |
bsnow4@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-09-08 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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