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Hiking Guide Continue .6 mile further, and cross the bridge at North Brook. Moosehead Lake Region Immediately after you cross the bridge, there is a well-traveled left turn, but you should stay right. You will soon come to a fork in the This region is blessed with some of the most spectacular hikes in the road. Take the left fork and at about 6.5 miles total you will see a Northeast. A wide range of terrain will please both the casual stroller sign on the right at the trailhead which reads B-52 – Baker Pond and the serious backpacker. The Trail. (If you have low ground clearance you should take the well- Appalachian Trail passes southeast of traveled left turn immediately after North Brook bridge. Go up a long Greenville and touches some of the hikes hill. At the fork, bear right. When the road comes to a T turn right. listed on the way to the grand finale A trailhead is on the left. atop Mt. Katahdin. These hikes can all be done as day trips. Whatever your LILY BAY STATE PARK ability, the majestic views and variety of A beautiful location, with a network choice will thrill those who love hiking. of nature trails and a beach/picnic A special thank you to the Lodge guests who have helped to refine the area that you can enjoy for a nominal directions for those who follow. day-use fee. Directions: From the Lodge proceed Difficulty: EASY north (left) on the Lily Bay road for approximately 5.4 miles. The park entrance will be on the left. B-52 MEMORIAL SITE ON ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN MOXIE FALLS Distance: ½ mile round-trip Distance: 2 miles round-trip Time: 45 minutes This is a very easy one mile walk to one of This is a somber memorial to the crash of a B-52 bomber during Maine’s highest and prettiest waterfalls. training maneuvers in January of 1963. All but two crew members Directions: From the Lodge proceed right to perished, and those two spent a cold night in a blizzard on this remote the traffic light in downtown Greenville. Turn mountain before being discovered. The people of Greenville have right on Route 15 (Pritham Ave.) to Greenville preserved the site and the wreckage in honor of the men aboard this Junction. Go under the railroad trestle and flight. Each year in January, a group snowmobile ride is held to this over a bridge. Take your first left after the site, and a memorial service takes place. bridge on Depot Street. When you see a road Directions: From the Lodge drive north (left) on Lily Bay Road. At going off to the left (Greenville Industrial Park) 4.5 miles look for a dirt road on the right called the Prong Pond Road stay to the right. At the next fork bear right (on to the Brocha Road) (the sign may be gone, but it is the first right after you pass the signs toward the Greenville’s Town landfill. Stay on the Brocha Road for Beaver Cove Marina & Beaver Cove Camps). Take the right on to approx. 16 miles until it ends. Turn left on to Indian Pond Road. the dirt road and stay straight. After 4.7 miles there is a view of Go past Moxie Lake on your left. Take the first road on the right. Elephant Mountain before you and Baker Mountain in the north. P.O. Box 1167 ▪ 368 Lily Bay Road ▪ Greenville, Maine 04441 ▪ 207-695-4400 P.O. Box 1167 ▪ 368 Lily Bay Road ▪ Greenville, Maine 04441 ▪ 207-695-4400 www.lodgeatmooseheadlake.com ▪ [email protected] www.lodgeatmooseheadlake.com ▪ [email protected] After approximately 2 – 2.5 miles turn right into a well-marked Directions: Turn left from the Lodge (north) about 17.4 miles on Lily parking area. Bay Road to Kokadjo. After Kokadjo, turn left where the pavement Alternative Directions: (utilizes main highways) Take Hwy 6/15 ends and continue for another 1.2 miles. Reset your odometer and South from Greenville to Abbot Village (Approx. 22 miles). Turn turn left again (there is a sign for Spencer Pond Camps). At 7.2 miles, right onto Hwy 16 and follow it until it connects to Hwy 201 where there is a sign for Spencer Pond Camps, stay straight on the (approx 25 miles) Turn right onto Hwy 201 and after approx. 22.5 main road. At 8.3 miles you will cross a bridge at Spencer Pond. miles turn right on Moxie Rd. Follow Moxie Rd. Approx. 2 miles to There will be a gorgeous view of Little Spencer Mountain on your a well-marked parking area. The falls are approx ¾ mile from the right. At 13.9 miles you’ll come to a fork, where you should go right. parking area. It is an easy walk. Follow to next crossing – intersection. Go left and follow road trail head on right; small clearing trail head sign visible. (2-2.5 miles from NATURAL RESOURCE EDUCATION CENTER OF MAINE TRAILS major intersection) Distance: ½ mile round-trip This well-marked network of trails has nameplates identifying plant LITTLE MOOSE MOUNTAIN (formerly called Little Squaw Mountain) species and other items of interest. It is a great choice for Distance: 1-8 miles round- walkers/hikers of all ages. The trail system was created with assistance trip, depending on route of the Maine Forest Services, Maine Department of Transportation, Time: 1-4 hours round-trip Nickerson Tree Farm and NREC trustees and volunteers. This is a beautiful hike Directions: From the Lodge drive south (right) on Route 15 for 4.8 with several picturesque miles. Park at the State Picnic Area on your left. mountain ponds. There are a total of 5 camping Difficulty: MODERATE areas on these trails, two at Big Moose Pond, one each LITTLE KINEO MOUNTAIN at Little Moose, Big Notch and Little Notch Ponds. The short trail Distance: 1.5 miles (1 mile round-trip) into Big Moose Pond is very manageable for young Time: 2 hours round-trip children. From that point the trail continues to the east over a dam This is a hike across the open summit of Little Kineo. The trail is for about .25 miles to the intersection of the Loop Trail and the well marked (blue blazed). There are several overlooks along the way Greenwood Trail. The left fork goes to Little Moose Pond (.25 mile) and spectacular views of Moosehead Lake, Kineo, Katahdin, Big and then to Papoose Pond (.5 mile) continuing up the ridge to the Moose, and the two Spencer Mountains. The trail passes through Greenwood Motel (4 miles from Big Moose Pond, so you may want dense forest before climbing upward to a ridge. The 360-degree views to arrange with Northwoods Outfitters for a shuttle to get back). The are some of the best in the state. Looking down over the landscape, right fork is the loop trail which climbs to the next trail intersection few signs of human habitation are visible, and it easy to imagine the (.5 miles). The left fork is a loop trail back to the Greenwood trail land as it must have been hundreds of years ago. between Little Moose and Papoose Pond (.75 miles), commanding a nice view of Big Moose Mountain. The right fork takes you to Big P.O. Box 1167 ▪ 368 Lily Bay Road ▪ Greenville, Maine 04441 ▪ 207-695-4400 P.O. Box 1167 ▪ 368 Lily Bay Road ▪ Greenville, Maine 04441 ▪ 207-695-4400 www.lodgeatmooseheadlake.com ▪ [email protected] www.lodgeatmooseheadlake.com ▪ [email protected] and Little Notch Ponds (1.5 miles). The trail then passes Baker Falls This trailhead is difficult to find. The beginning of the trail is an to the Big Indian Pond Trailhead (1.25 miles). The eastern end of the overgrown road for approximately ¼ mile. The trail then ascends Greenwood Trial starts on the left side of the Greenwood Motel on steeply on a blue blazed trail. There are some rewarding scenic Route 15 (you may park in their lot by the Trailhead sign). overlooks near the top. The summit has an abandoned fire tower. Directions: Take a right from the Lodge to the traffic light in Directions: Take a left from the Lodge (north) 15.6 miles on Lily Bay Greenville (2.6 miles) then turn right and go north for 5 miles on Road. Turn right (about .4 miles past the Frenchtown line marker) on Route 15 going towards Rockwood. Take a left at the blue sign that a dirt road marked with mailboxes. This is the Frenchtown Road reads “Little Moose” on to North Road (a dirt road). Travel about 1.5 (along the south shore of First Roach Pond). From here travel 2.3 miles on this road past Big Moose Trailhead (1.5 miles); bear left on miles and take a right, then drive another 1.4 miles and take a left. At Big Moose Road for .9 miles. Sign is on the left (Big & Little Moose .9 miles you will cross a wooden bridge. Go another .1 mile and look Ponds) Park on left side of road. carefully in the grass on the left for a white paper company sign marking the trailhead to Number Four Mountain. LITTLE WILSON FALLS Distance: 3 miles round-trip MOUNT KINEO Time: 2-3 hours Distance: 2.2 miles round-trip (for the shortest trail; 8.2 miles round- Directions: Make a right south from the Lodge through the traffic trip (for the longest trail) light in Greenville to Monson on Route 15.
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