| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Long Island (Frenchboro) high point & shoreline, ME |
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 | Trails: |
perimeter trail around, trail around Rich's Head, trail to high point, trail to Beaver Pond. |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, May 22, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Bass Harbor ferry terminal & took the passenger only Friday ferry to Frenchboro. The Friday ferry is the only day-long ferry option; it leaves MDI Bass harbor 8:15am, arrives around 9am and departs the island 6pm from the Town Wharf in Frenchboro. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails are open but are narrow and rugged with a few short wet sections in some of the meadows |
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 | Comments: |
Fantastic 10+ mile hike around the undeveloped coastline of Long Island/ Frenchboro mostly within the Frenchboro Preserve. Hiked clockwise, connecting via roads in the town itself. Made the short trail detour to the mossy forested small mountain that is the high point of the island. Trails are narrow and very rugged but relatively easy to follow and blazed in blue with intersection signs. Some segments pass over cobble beaches and through seaside meadows or along cliff tops. Very beautiful coastal scenery. No bugs, no people. There were only two of us on the state-run ferry. |
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 | Name: |
Barefoot Paul-William |
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 | E-Mail: |
paulwgagnon@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-05-23 |
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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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