September 2020

A fine run from Roaring Brook Campground toward Chimney Pond to start things off. Just outside of Chimney Pond, hooked a right to Hamlin Ridge Trail. Beautiful forest here, with birch and mossy rocks, then softwoods. Doesn’t take long to get to the treeline and steeply gain Hamlin Ridge. The ridge starts out as a mix of scrambling and slab running. Finally, you get clear of the last scrub and dance among the slabs and boulders of the ridge spine. Views of Great Basin, the Knife Edge and Katahdin greet you on the left. On your right are the sheer cliffs of North Basin.