MOOSEHEAD LAKE (Day 3 - part 4)
We then drove to Prong Pond to try to find a nice hike. Again it was the same thing... no trails just a boat launch. We talked with another family there who had also been highly unsuccessful in finding any hiking along the lake.
The area was littered with small boats. Apparently the sign was pointless.
As we began our drive back down to Bangor, we saw a sign for the Appalachian Trail. Finally, a hike (although not by the lake as we had wanted)! This was the trailhead at Greenville Road near Spectacle Ponds, probably around 112 miles from the very end of the trail.
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a continuous footpath from Springer Mountain (Georgia) to Mt. Katahdin (Maine)... a span of over 2,100 miles. We only went out about a quarter of a mile.
It was very wet and slippery.
The trail
An Eastern gray squirrel
We took a short side spur to a small waterfall.
Continuing the drive back...
We made a slight detour to see the historic Robyville covered bridge in Corinth.
Built in 1876, it is the only completely shingled covered bridge in the state. It is 76 feet long and 16 feet hight and crosses the Kenduskeag Stream. It was reinforced in 1984.
Once back at the hotel, we enjoyed another peaceful evening on the front porch with hot chocolate.
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