| Week
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Dates
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Project (2 crews per week)
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Description
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Notes:
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| 1 |
June 22-26 |
Rainbow Lake Wetland Tread Improvements |
Rainbow Lake is a beautiful large lake near Katahdin. The campsite is set up on the shore of the lake. Step stones will be used to provide a firm trail through a wetland area. |
The crew will backpack 6 miles over moderate terrain to the campsite, with the work site about a half mile away. The team will be supported by float plane.
Difficult |
| Gulf Hagas Mountain Erosion Control |
Gulf Hagas Mountain is the westernmost peak in the WhiteCap range. It is remote but can be accessed by an abandoned logging road. The crew will build stone steps and waterbars. Shovels, pry bars, mattocks, and griphoist equipment will be used to do the work. |
The crew will backpack up to the trail and stay at the Sidney Tappan Campsite.
More Difficult. |
| 2 |
June 29-July 2 (short week) |
Rainbow Lake Wetland Tread Improvements |
Rainbow Lake is a beautiful large lake near Katahdin. The campsite is set up on the shore of the lake. Step stones will be used to provide a firm trail through a wetland area. |
The crew will backpack 6 miles over moderate terrain to the campsite, with the work site about a half mile away. The team will be supported by float plane.
Difficult
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| Gulf Hagas Mountain Erosion Control |
Gulf Hagas Mountain is the westernmost peak in the WhiteCap range. It is remote but can be accessed by an abandoned logging road. The crew will build stone steps and waterbars. Shovels, pry bars, mattocks, and griphoist equipment will be used to do the work. |
The crew will backpack up to the trail and stay at the Sidney Tappan Campsite.
More Difficult |
| 3 |
July 6-10 |
Rainbow Lake Wetland Tread Improvements |
Rainbow Lake is a beautiful large lake near Katahdin. The campsite is set up on the shore of the lake. Step stones will be used to provide a firm trail through a wetland area. |
The crew will backpack 6 miles over moderate terrain to the campsite, with the work site about a half mile away. The team will be supported by float plane.
Difficult |
| Wilson Valley Stone Steps and Waterbars |
Wilson Valley is a moderate section of Trail between Monson and Barren Mountain. A few short parts of the trail need some stone steps to stabilize the soils. |
The crew will car camp and day hike to the project site.
Moderate |
| Gulf Hagas Mountain Erosion Control |
Gulf Hagas Mountain is the westernmost peak in the WhiteCap range. It is remote but can be accessed by an abandoned logging road. The crew will build stone steps and waterbars. Shovels, pry bars, mattocks, and griphoist equipment will be used to do the work. |
The crew will backpack up to the trail and stay at the Sidney Tappan Campsite.
More Difficult |
| 4 |
July 13-17 |
Barren Mountain Erosion Control |
Barren Mountain is the westernmost peak of the Barren-Chairback range. This is part of the original A.T., first located along the range in 1933. This project continues work done in previous years. |
The crew will backpack 2.5 miles to a high mountain pond and hike down to the work site each day.
Most Difficult |
| Nahmakanta Stream Wetland Improvement |
The A.T. follows Nahmakanta Stream between Nahmakanta and Pemadumcook Lake. Lowland areas will be improved with step stones. |
The crew will car camp on the shore of Nahmakanta and hike a short distance to the work sites.
Moderate |
| 5 |
July 20-24 |
Barren Mountain Erosion Control |
Barren Mountain is the westernmost peak of the Barren-Chairback range. This is part of the original A.T., first located along the range in 1933. This project continues work done in previous years. |
The crew will backpack 2.5 miles to a high mountain pond and hike down to the work site each day.
Most Difficult |
| Nahmakanta Stream Wetland Improvement |
The A.T. follows Nahmakanta Stream between Nahmakanta and Pemadumcook Lake. Lowland areas will be improved with step stones. |
The crew will car camp on the shore of Nahmakanta and hike a short distance to the work sites.
Moderate |
| 6 |
July 27-31 |
Barren Mountain Erosion Control |
Barren Mountain is the westernmost peak of the Barren-Chairback range. This is part of the original A.T., first located along the range in 1933. This project continues work done in previous years. |
The crew will backpack 2.5 miles to a high mountain pond and hike down to the work site each day.
Most Difficult |
| Nahmakanta Stream Wetland Improvement |
The A.T. follows Nahmakanta Stream between Nahmakanta and Pemadumcook Lake. Lowland areas will be improved with step stones. |
The crew will car camp on the shore of Nahmakanta and hike a short distance to the work sites.
Moderate |
| 7 |
August 3-7 |
East of Bald Mountain Pond Step Stones |
The Appalachian Trail follows an old tote road along Bald Mountain Stream. Wet sections of trail will be hardened with step stones. |
The crew will car camp within a mile of the project over easy terrain.
Moderate |
| Gulf Hagas Brook Step Stones and Erosion Control |
Gulf Hagas Brook is along the route from the Gulf Hagas Preserve to Gulf Hagas Mountain. Step stones will be placed across wet areas and eroded slopes will be hardened with stone. |
After fording the West Branch of the Pleasant River, the crew will backpack 5 miles over relative easy terrain to the worksite near Carl Newhall Lean-to. More Difficult |
| 8 |
August 10-14 |
East of Bald Mountain Pond Step Stones |
The Appalachian Trail follows an old tote road along Bald Mountain Stream. Wet sections of trail will be hardened with step stones. |
The crew will car camp within a mile of the project over easy terrain.
Moderate
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| Gulf Hagas Brook Step Stones and Erosion Control |
Gulf Hagas Brook is along the route from the Gulf Hagas Preserve to Gulf Hagas Mountain. Step stones will be placed across wet areas and eroded slopes will be hardened with stone. |
After fording the West Branch of the Pleasant River, the crew will backpack 5 miles over relative easy terrain to the worksite near Carl Newhall Lean-to.
More Difficult |
| 9 |
August 19-23*
Sunday Start |
East of Bald Mountain Pond Step Stones |
The Appalachian Trail follows an old tote road along Bald Mountain Stream. Wet sections of trail will be hardened with step stones. |
The crew will car camp within a mile of the project over easy terrain.
Moderate |
| Gulf Hagas Brook Step Stones and Erosion Control |
Gulf Hagas Brook is along the route from the Gulf Hagas Preserve to Gulf Hagas Mountain. Step stones will be placed across wet areas and eroded slopes will be hardened with stone. |
After fording the West Branch of the Pleasant River, the crew will backpack 5 miles over relative easy terrain to the worksite near Carl Newhall Lean-to.
More Difficult |