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Hiking in the Bigelow Preserve

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Trails: Appalchian Trail crosses the seven summits of the Bigelow Range, including the highest peak of 4,150 feet. Together with three alternate trails to the summits there are about 20 miles of trails. The 36,000 acre preserve is managed by the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands.
Access fee:
Nearest town: Bigelow, ME
Trail map: Available on the park website 870 KB
Web site: Bigelow Preserve
Points of interest: Summits overlooking Flagstaff Lake
Other activities: Cross-country skiing, snowmobiling
Lodging: Several choices are available within the nearby Sugarloaf Resort area
Camping: Backcountry campsites
Weather forecast: Bigelow
Tourism info: Sugarloaf Area Chamber
Getting to the trail: West trailhead is about 5 miles west of Carabassett Valley on Route 27. East trailhead is accessed by Long Falls Dam Road from North New Portland.
Map of local region: Carabassett Valley

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Number of ratings: 2
Average rating: 4.50  

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Trail Name: Bigelow Preserve
I have hiked there: A few times
I last hiked there in: July, 100
Trails that I hiked:
Favorite trails:
Best time to go: June-October
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 5 stars
What I liked: Everything, scenery, ponds, streams, wildlife, seclusion...its all about the woods
What I disliked: nothing
Additional comments:
Submitted by: Justin Begin
from: Sabattus, ME
Date submitted: April 26, 2004

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Area name: Bigelow Preserve
I have hiked there: Once
I last hiked there in: August, 2002
Trails that I hiked: West Peak, Avery Peak Cranberry Peak
Favorite trails:
Best time to go: August
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 4 stars
What I liked: scenery Ponds
What I disliked:
Comments:
Submitted by: Michelle Young
from: Dixfield, Maine
Date submitted: Jan 15, 2003

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