| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Glass Face Mountain—Third Peak, ME |
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 | Trails: |
road walk, cell tower access road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, August 2, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking is not allowed at the gate on Blackberry Lane, but I parked very close by at the bridge on Andover Road |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
all were bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
all roads were clear |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Great for dogs. They should probably be on leash most of the way. |
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 | Bugs: |
not bad |
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 | Comments: |
While the short trail up to the 1,337' Glassface Ledges from Rumford Center is a popular hike, far less people visit (or even know about) the main peaks of Glass Face Mountain to the northeast. The cluster of four small bumps that make up the main peaks of Glass Face range from 1,880 to 1,920 feet in elevation. At least one of the peaks used to have a communications tower on it. After doing some scouting of potential access route on the way back from other trips, today we headed to Rumford Center to attempt to make our way up to the top of Glass Face.
We parked near the start of Blackberry Lane on Andover Road. Blackberry Lane is one of the roads within the sprawling network of roads maintained by the Red Hill Road Association above Rumford. The road is gated and can only be driven by property owners. We started our hike up the road, eventually connecting to Bobcat Lane and Hawk Lane. Although not particularly interesting, the roads made for fast and easy hiking.
Hawk Lane eventually narrowed and became a grassy two track road as it approached the top of the mountain. I was hoping to find a trail or way to bushwhack east off the top part of the road to the highest peak on the mountain, but the property in that direction was posted "no trespassing." The road gained the 1,882' peak where there are remains of the former communications tower. Most of the tower structure itself has been removed, but the adjacent buildings which housed the generator and equipment remain. I was surprised to find a cleared viewpoint northeast. There were pretty good views across Rumford and towards the Weld area, but they were unfortunately limited by the wildfire smoke today. |
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 | Name: |
Sam Shirley |
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 | E-Mail: |
newenglandskier13@aol.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-08-02 |
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 | Link: |
 https://walkingmaineswildside.blogspot.com/2026/08/glass-face-mountain-822026.html |
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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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