{"id":7442,"date":"2016-03-22T14:19:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T14:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/?page_id=7442"},"modified":"2016-03-22T14:19:19","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T14:19:19","slug":"carrabassett-valley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.mainebyfoot.com\/index.php\/carrabassett-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrabassett Valley, near Carrabassett Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/mapbox\/Corpus.html?lat=-70.214825&amp;lng=45.077263&amp;zoom=11\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/burnt-mountain-carrabassett-valley\/\">Burnt Mountain<\/a> <\/strong>\u2014 This is not a difficult hike for experienced hikers, about 6 miles round trip, to a rocky, open summit with beautiful views.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/maine-huts-and-trails-carrabassett-valley-region\/\"><strong>Maine Huts and Trails<\/strong> <\/a>\u2014 This is a glorious network of miles of groomed ski trails linking four overnight lodges. In addition, there are hiking and biking trails. The system is open year-round, although the huts aren&#8217;t always fully staffed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/poplar-stream-falls-carrabassett-valley\/\">Poplar Stream Falls<\/a> <\/strong>\u2014 A 6-mile round-trip brings you to two beautiful waterfalls, for relatively modest effort for this region. The waterfall loop is reachable via the Maine Huts and Trails system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/narrow-gauge-pathway-carrabassett-valley\/\"><strong>Narrow Gauge Pathway <\/strong><\/a>\u2014 A wonderful 5-mile stretch of easy, relatively flat walking along the Carrabassett River, which is always beautiful and different depending on the time of year and light.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/west-mountain-falls-carrabassett-valley\/\">West Mountain Falls<\/a> <\/strong>\u2014 A 0.4-mile trail along the South Branch of the Carrabassett River to the falls and largish pool. Rocky and rooty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/sugarloaf-outdoor-center-carrabassett-valley\/\">Sugarloaf Outdoor Center<\/a> <\/strong>\u2014 54 miles of groomed nordic trails in the winter, mountain bike trails (and walking trails) in the summer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/mt-abraham-abram-mt-abram-township\/\">Mt. Abraham<\/a> <\/strong>\u2014 A 4.5-mile hike to a dramatic, exposed summit with 360-degree views. You can continue on to <a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/spaulding-mountain-near-carrabassett-valley\/\">Spaulding Mountain<\/a>, Sugarloaf Mountain and the <a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/north-crocker-south-crocker-and-sugarloaf-mountains-carrabassett-valley\/\">Crockers<\/a> on the AT.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/avery-peak-west-peak-and-the-horns-bigelow-preserve-near-carrabassett-valley\/\"><strong>Avery Peak, West Peak, The Horns on Bigelow Range<\/strong><\/a>\u2014A popular 12-mile loop. It&#8217;s quite tiring! But you summit four peaks in one day, and can swim in the lovely Horns Pond, nestled in a col.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/avery-peak-via-safford-brook-trail-bigelow-preserve\/\">Avery Peak via Safford Brook Trail<\/a> <\/strong>\u2014 A 4.5-mile trail brings you to the beautiful peak, after being treated to a glorious vista from Old Man&#8217;s Head. Swimming below at Flagstaff Lake.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/little-bigelow-close-to-carrabassett-valley\/\">Little Bigelow<\/a> <\/strong>\u2014 A great day hike, roughly three miles to a ridge with lovely views. Park of the longer Bigelow Preserve trail, and the AT.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/north-crocker-south-crocker-and-sugarloaf-mountains-carrabassett-valley\/\">North and South Crocker Mountains<\/a> <\/strong>\u2014 The Crockers form a kind of protective western boundary for Sugarloaf, and they loom large in any view from the mountaintop or its base. So it makes sense to want to hike them! Plus, they&#8217;re higher than 4,000 feet, which appeals to people wanting to hike every 4,000+-footer in the state and New Hampshire. They offer a nice hike, but not the spectacular views of other high mountains in Maine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/sugarloaf-mountain-carrabassett-valley\/\">Sugarloaf Mountain<\/a> <\/strong>\u2014 Sugarloaf&#8217;s summit is extraordinary \u2014 &#8220;the number of peaks visible may be unequaled in the state,&#8221; says the AMC guide. It&#8217;s the second highest mountain in Maine after Katahdin. I recommend taking the 3.4-mile Appalachian Trail up and down rather than hiking up the ski slopes and tote roads.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/mt-redington-near-carrabassett-valley\/\"><strong>Mt. Redington<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 You can do a 10-mile loop to the top of this 4,000+-foot mountain, passing through flower-filled meadows and mossy forests. I can&#8217;t vouch for the views from the top, it was foggy when I hiked it, but I hear they&#8217;re decent, not great. I loved this hike, nonetheless.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/great-carrying-place-portage-trail\/\">Great Carrying Place Portage Trail <\/a><\/strong>\u2014\u00a0You can follow a portage trail used by Native Americans for thousands of years, and was also the route taken by Benedict Arnold&#8217;s Revolutionary army on its arduous journey north. The trail is a pleasant hike today! It connects the Kennebec River and Flagstaff Lake, linking three ponds with beautiful shores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7442","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Carrabassett Valley, near Carrabassett Valley - Maine by Foot<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.mainebyfoot.com\/index.php\/carrabassett-valley\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Carrabassett Valley, near Carrabassett Valley - 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