Maine Parking Info

Section: Maine 17 to New Hampshire Line
Mile Marker	Directions, Comments, Source, Map Link, and Year Last Reviewed	Number of Vehicles
0.00 miles ME 17 - Oquossuc	Car shuttle from ME 17 to South Arm Road (southbound): The car shuttle is very long but the roads are good. There are shorter routes but due to the roughness and navigability of these logging road I dont recommend them. Take ME 17 southbound from AT crossing 11 miles to the junction with Easter Hill Road. Make a right turn on to Easter Hill Raod, a small convenience store is on the corner. Follow this road which changes names and becomes Roxbury Pond Road, passing the lake of this same name. Many cottages here. After 11 miles you come out on ME 120 where you make a right. Go two miles along ME 120, where you make another right (almost into Andover, ME) onto paved South Arm Road. You then follow this for 8 miles to the AT crossing. Allow 55 minutes for this 32 mile car shuttle. --- Personally, I would not use this road access location for several reasons. Going southbound, you would then start the next dayhike with a 700 foot descent. Why not finish the descent off on the previous hike and end at the bottom where a decent gravel road intersects the AT. This gravel road is the grade of an old railbed. Also, as of 8-18-05 you are not allowed to park where the AT crosses ME 17 but 1/2 mile south. If you have to walk uphill 500 feet on ME 17 only to descend on the AT 700 feet is ludicrous. Construction of a new parking lot for AT use is slated for 2005 but I have no confirmation if it is completed. Even if it is finished, I would still park on the gravel road one mile further southbound along the AT. This parking area is in the process of being replaced by a new one at the AT crossing of ME 17. As of August 2005, the official AT parking was on the left (east side of ME 17) down the hill 1/2 mile beyond the Appalachian Trail crossing and the overlook of Mooselookmeguntic Lake southbound on ME 17. --- Aaron Schoenberg --- 2006	6
0.00 miles ME 17 - Oquossuc	Follow ME 17 11 miles S from the intersection with ME 4 in Oquossoc or 24 miles north from the intersection with US 2 in Rangely. There is a new scenic overlook with adequate hiker parking a few hundred feet north of the actual trail crossing. It is no longer necessary to park half a mile from the trailhead. --- The green arrow on the attached map indices the trail crossing. Rotate the street view to the east to see the northbound trail (to Section 6). Rotate to the southwest to see the southbound trail (to Section 7). The trail goes through the gap in the guard rail by the parked car. This street view was taken prior to completion of the new overlook/ parking area. See pictures for an updated view. 8/1/19 --- David Cullen --- http://maps.google.com/maps?q=44.8361,+-70.7100&hl=en&ll=44.836122,-70.710025&s… --- 2019	20-30
1.00 miles Rumford Falls and Rangeley Lakes RR - gravel road	About 8 miles south of the AT crossing of ME 17 is the hamlet of Houghton. Look for a road off to the right called the Bemis Track. Follow this gravel road (the route of the Rumford Falls & Rangeley Lakes Railroad) to the AT crossing (8 miles) from ME 17. If using this trailhead for the car shuttle to South Arm Road, substitute the first 8 miles of ME 17 with Bemis Track and when you reach ME 17 make a right turn and follow it 3 miles to Easter Hill Raod. This is the change to the shuttle directions given in 0.0 MM directions for the car shuttle. The overall distance of the car shuttle is the same. --- If approaching the AT on ME 17 northbound the distance is the same on ME 17 & Bemis Track. I would recommend using this road access point so that you start your next dayhike one mile in making it a 12.3 mile hike and not have to start with a descent of 700 feet. This next hike is a tough hike southbound over the Bemis Range with 3,790 feet of elevation gain, so I would add the mile to the hike from ME 4 in the previous section. And if going northbound, do you really want to end a hike with a 700 foot climb when your tired from all the Bemis climbs? 5/1/2006 --- Aaron Schoenberg --- https://goo.gl/maps/nLrSKDM4RMf8yN1X8 --- 2020	3 Parking is on the left going northbound in a little pullout.
13.30 miles South Arm Road	From Andover: Take ME 120 East one mile. Immediately after crossing the Ellis River make a left turn on South Arm Road and follow it 7.7 miles to the Appalachian Trail crossing in Black Brook Notch. It is 4.5 miles south of Richardson Lake. --- The descent off Old Blue Mountain to South Arm Road ends with a dropoff of 900 feet in 0.6 mile. It is exceptionally steep with a couple of ladders in well placed locations. 5/1/2006 --- Aaron Schoenberg --- 2006	6 shoulder parking
13.30 miles South Arm Road	44.721507,-70.785938 --- 2/15/08 --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=5483354491142778745,44.721417,-70… --- 2010
23.40 miles East B Hill Road	From Andover: 8 miles west to the AT crossing. --- Aside from being an access point for the AT. It is also an excellent point to do a local hike to Dunn Notch Falls on the West Branch of the Ellis River. This is a worthwhile outing to some beautiful falls on blue spur trails that make a nice 2 mile loop in combination with the AT. Northbound it is 10.1 miles to South Arm Road while southbound it is 10.3 miles to Grafton Notch (ME 26). Also note that when you go southbound you have a 1.5 mile above treeline stretch over Baldpate Mountain. This provides you with spectacular open views but be aware of thunderstorms that could result in dangerous conditions. 5/2/2006 --- Aaron Schoenberg --- 2006	6
23.40 miles East B Hill Road	Also called Andover Road --- The Google map gives the approximate position of the AT crossing of East B Hill Road. 2/15/08 --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=6546666359055355614,44.668211,-70… --- 2010
33.70 miles ME 26 - Grafton Notch	It is 12 miles south to US 2 and 6 miles further to the town of Bethel. Going the other way on ME 26 North, it is 3 miles to the junction with the Success Pond lumber road (actually posted as York Pond Road. This runs into Success Pond lumber road after a little over a mile) on the left and 8 miles to the East B Hill Road on the right, which you take 6 miles to the AT crossing in Dunn Notch. --- This is the last road crossing in Maine. Going South. Aside from road access for the AT. This is a great access point for the Eyebrow Loop hike west of here and Table Rock Loop Hike east of here. Both offer spectacular views of Grafton Notch. 6/26/2006 --- Aaron Schoenberg --- 2019	20 Parking is on the left side of the road going northbound. There is a voluntary two dollar fee to park here.
33.70 miles ME 26 - Grafton Notch	There is a 10 foot high AT wooden insignia at crossing of Route 26. It is directly past the large parking lot. Lot is on left side going North and insignia is on right. There are permanent bathrooms in lot. There is a request for voluntary fee by kiosk. --- 8/1/19 --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=14873606101582918864,44.589430,-7… --- 2019	20
33.80 miles Eyebrow Trail	This is an orange-blazed trail that leaves the AT 0.1 mile south of Maine Highway 26 in Grafton Notch. 09/13/11 --- cr --- 2020