Pets: yes. The short path to the trail will be on the left-hand side of the road. Trail was leaf covered and wet. There used to be a fire tower on the top of Low Aziscohos, with access via the Tower Man’s Trail, which climbed the mountain to the West of the current North Trail. It was well marked and not too strenuous. Password help. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and bird watching and is accessible year-round. It is located at the following coordinates: (44.9141, -71.0018). Aziscohos North Trail. Es geht über Bosnien, Serbien bis an Montenegros Adria-Strand (und ggf. For more info. call the Rangeley Chamber at 207-864-5364. Yet, as we start out from the trailhead I begin to remember bits of the trail, and views from the summit and what our hike was like previously. OR. We have climbed this mountain about five previous times and it continues to be a great trip. Latitude 45° 5.936″ Longitude 70° 59.847″ Find Us on Google Maps 2013 Parmachenee Road Lynchtown, ME 04970. Trails: Aziscohos Mountain Trail. We finally found the trail head after our second attempt! Take your hiking poles, plenty of water, and layers for the top (it can get windy). The guide book also mentions “discrete” blue blazes, but I didn’t see any. The taller, western summit is fully vegetated, and has no views or trail access. A "Must Have" for every Maine lakefront homeowner. I got stumped (pun intended!) Truly a moderate climb due to the ascent and the many roots so best for climbers who are in decent shape with some experience. The trail was very well marked and I thought it was well maintained. Apparently the mountain was also called Aziscoos at one time and the old spelling was used for the sign. Parts of the initial trail were muddy but manageable. went back in june to finish. DirectionsWe are at the Aziscohos Mountain trailhead. There are still numerous good 360 degree views from its bald summit that was burned in a wild fire years ago. Researchers have discovered evidence of several encampments here, as well as a place where large numbers of caribou were killed. Distance to summit: 1.75 miles. This hike report was written by tlfouhar, about a hike on Wednesday, September 21, 2011. In my wanderings on a memorably pleasant August day in 1994, I followed a skidder trail up the hill behind my camp on the south arm of the AlCA Road. Trail Mileage: 1.6 miles one way. My 67 year old mom (with bad knees) barely made it - but was happy she did, as the view from the top is awe inspiring. There is sometimes logging in the area, but the description of the trail is accurate. Once we did find it, the trail was so poorly maintained that we could not be sure we were on a trail at all. The Appalachian Trail is acces-sible five miles north of Lincoln, for those wanting to take a few steps, or miles, on the famed hiking trail. The summit at the top is small but provides an expansive view of the Rangeley lakes region. Best Trails & Photos. Nice trail. If you miss these landmarks, and reach the dam. Hikers will know they are near the summit when they come to a signpost that with some historic information at the junction of the Fire Warden’s Trail and the trail on the north side of the mountain. by all the logging slash at 44.926378, -71.004935. Great hike. There is a new sign in on the trail a few hundred feet. Directions to Trailhead. Once you find the foot trail, follow the trail, and then you will see marker for the start. Maine Lakefront Property. The incline is pretty steep as you get up there. Low Aziscohos Mountain, ME: Trails: Aziscohos Trail: Date of Hike: Thursday, August 22, 2019: Parking/Access Road Notes: Parking is along side of road off ME 16. Sights: views from 3,215-ft summit. I would classify this hike as moderate, steeper sections the last half mile or so. We tried this route and after a mile the terrain becomes difficult (covered with logging debris). Aziscohos North Trail ist ein 3.2 Meilen langer, wenig besuchter Hin- und Rückweg in der Nähe von Andover, Maine. Note that trailhead is not visible from road. Low Aziscohos Mountain Trail Conditions and Trip Reports are crowdsourced from many hiking websites across the Internet. Date of Hike: Saturday, July 4, 2020. When I hiked this trail in September, 2017, there was a peeling, laminated article posted near the top of the mountain with a photo of people in old-fashioned dress (the woman in a very long, heavy skirt) who were looking happy on the summit. Aziscohos Mountain has two summits, both nearly identical in height. The trail does gain quite a bit of elevation, but then, suddenly, you are at the summit. The trailhead was difficult to find. The trailhead is a bit hard to find, there is no marker at the entrance and no parking lot. View was beautiful at top. Trail is very steep more so than the imp face trail and there is some hand over hand required occasionally. I found the trailhead to be pretty obvious, almost in view of the dam, with a green metal gate. Difficulty: Strenuous because of the steep, rocky stretch of trail near the top of the mountain. Here are the telephone pole #s if this helps anyone: 235S 39 S. I tried the trail on Sep 19 2015. A little slippery but did it with our kids ages 15, 13, 10, and 3 (in the carrier) and it went well! There is an optional North slope descent. But I think it's a little harder than they have it here. Parking/Access Road Notes: Road side pulloff on rt 16 1 mile from Aziscohos dam going towards Rangeley. Es gibt verschiedene Aktivitätsmöglichkeiten. You'll see the trail heading in. Ample parking along skirt of road. I’m glad we persevered and tried again, great hike. Difficulty: moderate, with a challenging section. I suspect I should have continued straight up through the landing, which looked promising except it was overgrown with briars without an obvious worn down trail like there was going up to the landing. Just completed the trail on Labor Day weekend 2015. We had tremendous difficulty finding the trailhead last September (2013). we brought kids ranging from 1 to 10 and they did great. Hiked this yesterday, it was great I had the trail to myself other then seeing a woman and her child. Your FREE account works with all Adventure Projects sites . Hiking info, trail maps, and trip reports from Low Aziscohos Mountain (3,186 ft) in Maine Well worth the climb!! They all thought it was 3.2 miles to the summit. AZISCOHOS MOUNTAIN TRAIL: This trail, located in Lincoln Plantation, offers some of the finest lake views in the state. Amazing hike with tremendous views. 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