Experience on back roads, your vehicle, and the time of year may dictate whether you will be able to access the trailhead. IMPORTANT: Access to this trailhead is notoriously hard to navigate because of unmarked logging roads that can be difficult or impossible to navigate or pass. Visit Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands and Appalachian Mountain Club online for more information and a printable map or contact:Īppalachian Mountain Club, Pinkham Notch Visitor Center Find out more by checking out the Maine Natural Areas Program's Ecoreserve Fact Sheet for Mahoosuc Unit. This trail is partially within the 9,993-acre Mahoosuc Ecological Reserve, which, like all Maine state Ecological Reserves, is specifically set aside to protect and monitor natural ecosystems. View BPL's map and guide for Grafton Notch State Park and Mahoosuc Public Lands. May Cutoff (0.3 miles, moderate): This short trail provides a shortcut to the Appalachian Trail from the Speck Pond Trail crossing over the summit of Mahoosuc Arm and option to approach Speck Pond and the campsite from the AT. The Speck Pond Campsite is located where the Speck Pond Trail joins the Appalachian Trail on the north side of the pond. The Speck Pond Trail continues straight here to approach Speck Pond and the Speck Pond Campsite from the west providing a nice overlook of the pond along the way. Before the reaching Speck Pond the May Cutoff leaves the Speck Pond Trail on the right (south) to connect to the AT. After a mile and half, the trail turns north and begins to climb steeply to Speck Pond and the Appalachian Trail, climbing 2,000 feet in 3.1 miles. ![]() Speck Pond Trail heads east leaving North Road to follow the northern side of a small brook.
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