Sep 15, 2014 — I took the Chimney Pond Trail from the Roaring Brook Trailhead, which ends at the Chimney Pond Campground. The standard route to Mount Katahdin continues along the Saddle Trail, but I was interested in adding some additional scrambling, so I chose to take the Cathedral Trail instead. Despite the tons of boulder-hopping, it's an easy trail to follow. This trail took me to the ridgeline and up to the summit of Baxter Peak (Mount Katahdin). From here, the entire knife edge ridgeline was visible to the east. With some careful footing, this scramble along the ridgeline can be tackled safely. After going across the knife edge and summiting Chimney Peak at the end of the travese, the Helon Taylor Trail brought me east along the ridgeline back to the trailhead.
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