{"id":34552,"date":"2022-06-07T00:32:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T00:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/?p=34552"},"modified":"2022-06-07T00:32:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T00:32:11","slug":"potato-hill-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mainebyfoot.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/potato-hill-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Potato Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=110rRX1sFinLKlUKdqb0y9lqy0xY76vc&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This seems to be a popular spot near Farmington. The main trail, leaving from Kennison Road, is not blazed but is easy to follow. Right from the start, the path climbs steeply for 0.3 miles to a ledgy ridge. The final 0.2 miles is more gradual, bringing hikers to an outcrop with views to the west. There are two stone memorials at the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can continue down the backside of the 1,526-foot summit as well, down a rather steep, unmarked but easy to follow 0.8-mile track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/highpeaksalliance.org\/\">High Peaks Alliance<\/a>, Potato Hill was once the home of the Tater Mountain Ski Area, which operated on the northwest slope during the 60s and 70s. Today, you can still see remains of the ski lift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directions: <\/strong>The trailhead is off the unpaved Kennison Road, and had no marker indicating its presence when we visited. But the AllTrails app is spot on regarding its location. So if you use its blue dot, you&#8217;ll find it no problem. Parking is alongside the dirt road \u2014 there is plenty of room. If you&#8217;re using an odometer, the trailhead is about 0.4 miles from the intersection of Kennison and Day Mountain Road. Also, in 2022, Day Mountain Road was paved but in poor shape. Where the backside trail comes out on Day Mountain Road, there is no easy place to park along the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:53.09481%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1024\" data-id=\"51949\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/potato-hill-temple\/potato-hill-768x1024-min\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/potato-hill-768x1024-min.jpeg\" data-width=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/potato-hill-768x1024-min.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:46.90519%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"70373\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/potato-hill-temple\/potato-hill-memorial\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/potato-hill-memorial.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/potato-hill-memorial.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"70372\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/potato-hill-temple\/potato-hill-view\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/potato-hill-view.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/potato-hill-view.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This seems to be a popular spot near Farmington. The main trail, leaving from Kennison Road, is not blazed but is easy to follow. Right from the start, the path climbs steeply for 0.3 miles to a ledgy ridge. 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