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Shorty’s Cabin Trail

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  1. Areas
  2. ME
  3. …Central Maine
  4. Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument
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Length

5.5 Miles 8.9 Kilometers


Doubletrack

Elevation

226' 69 m

Ascent

-543' -165 m

Descent

3%

Avg Grade (2°)

20%

Max Grade (11°)

925' 282 m

High

538' 164 m

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Conditions

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History
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“Overgrown, discontinued logging roads and singletrack pass by a beautiful lake and views of Knife's Edge.”

— Jay Smith
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Overview

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Dogs: Off-leash

Description

Shorty’s Cabin Trail continues on old discontinued forest roads and travels through overgrown road sections and then to a singletrack ending at Shorty’s Cabin (the only cabin on a lake with Mt. Katahdin in the background). The cabin is open and has a notebook to sign in and leave a note to Shorty.

Contacts

Land Manager: Maine Bureau of Parks

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View from Shory’s Cabin of Knifes Edge on Mt Katahdin
View from Shory’s Cabin of Knifes Edge on Mt Ka…
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Shorty’s Cabin
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