2. New England 4000+ ft Mountains

Mt. Katahdin, Hamlin Peak (48 of 67)

My second trip up to Baxter State Park in Maine to finish up my peaks there. This would be peak #48 in my quest for 67 in one year. I started off at the Roaring Brook Campground and headed up to Chimney Pond. From there it was up the Saddle Trail, over the summit, and then back down Hamlin Ridge. The entire hike was 10.9 miles with 3,229 feet of overall elevation gain and 3,884 feet total elevation gain. Almost the entire hike was done in the clouds with off and on light rain. On the summit the wind was averaging 14 mph and gusting up to 23 mph. This made the 50 degree temperature have a windchill of 44 degrees
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The blue blazes mark a good route over this obstacle
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The blue blazes mark a good route over this obstacle

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  • The South Basin. Too bad the view is obscured by clouds today
  • The water here is also very clear
  • The Saddle Trail starts out rocky, but not too steep
  • Looking up the trail and into the saddle
  • The trail goes right up through there
  • Heading up the trail near the bottom of the rock slide
  • Near the bottom of the rock slide, before coming up out of the trees completely
  • Near the top of the slide is this rock face
  • Looking down the slide from near the top
  • Looking out into the clouds
  • The side of the mountain near the slide
  • The blue blazes mark a good route over this obstacle
  • Trail signs at the top of the slide
  • Looking over towards Hamlin Park as other hikers get ready to head out as well
  • At the next intersection, the start of the Hamlin Ridge Trail
  • The Hamlin Ridge Trail heading off towards the summit
  • Intersection of the Hamlin Ridge Trail and the Northwest Basin Trail
  • Hamlin Peak. In the distance you can see a sign that many call the summit. To me, this cairn looked higher up
  • Hamlin Peak
  • Hamlin Peak is a large open summit
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