threecy
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East Royce Mountain, ME
Date Hiked: 08/04/07
Trails(s) Hiked: East Royce Trail
Distance: 1.6 miles, ~1,800 vertical one way
Difficulty: Moderate
Conditions: Dry, hot/hazy
My original intent for this day was to do the Baldface Loop, however I realized a day or two before that I simply didn't have that in the bad knee. As a result, I decided to try East Royce Mountain, just over the border in Maine.
We started out just a bit after noon at a relatively empty parking lot. The trail quickly steepens up, keeping a moderate pitch in most sections, with a few steeper areas - though this hike is a lot smaller than others in the area, it's still steep enough to give you a good work out!
The East Royce Mountain trail is pretty interesting - it starts at the top of Evans Notch, crosses a few small brooks (one which looks to have a nice waterfall when there's more surface water), and features some rock stairs as well as a few minor ledge scrambles.
Upon reaching the southern ledges, we took some time to have some trail mix and take in the hazy views. Feeling lazy, I wasn't planning on going to the true summit until some hikers arrived at the ledge. One of them, come to find out a fellow VFTTer, alerted us that there was indeed a view near the real summit - and that it was about a tenth of a mile away. That was all I needed to know!
We took the quasi-herd path (there were a few isolated blazes later on, but the start of the path was not really well noted) over a few bumps before reaching a large rock which proved to be the high point. Just a bit after that we were greeted by a nice view in multiple directions, providing a different perspective than the southern ledges.
The descent was pretty uneventful - just a nice hike on a nice day.
Date Hiked: 08/04/07
Trails(s) Hiked: East Royce Trail
Distance: 1.6 miles, ~1,800 vertical one way
Difficulty: Moderate
Conditions: Dry, hot/hazy
My original intent for this day was to do the Baldface Loop, however I realized a day or two before that I simply didn't have that in the bad knee. As a result, I decided to try East Royce Mountain, just over the border in Maine.
We started out just a bit after noon at a relatively empty parking lot. The trail quickly steepens up, keeping a moderate pitch in most sections, with a few steeper areas - though this hike is a lot smaller than others in the area, it's still steep enough to give you a good work out!
The East Royce Mountain trail is pretty interesting - it starts at the top of Evans Notch, crosses a few small brooks (one which looks to have a nice waterfall when there's more surface water), and features some rock stairs as well as a few minor ledge scrambles.
Upon reaching the southern ledges, we took some time to have some trail mix and take in the hazy views. Feeling lazy, I wasn't planning on going to the true summit until some hikers arrived at the ledge. One of them, come to find out a fellow VFTTer, alerted us that there was indeed a view near the real summit - and that it was about a tenth of a mile away. That was all I needed to know!
We took the quasi-herd path (there were a few isolated blazes later on, but the start of the path was not really well noted) over a few bumps before reaching a large rock which proved to be the high point. Just a bit after that we were greeted by a nice view in multiple directions, providing a different perspective than the southern ledges.
The descent was pretty uneventful - just a nice hike on a nice day.
