Piscataquis County

(Information compiled by Vika J. - 6th Grade)

Population (1990 Census): Population Density: County Seat: Internet Links for Piscataquis County:

"Hot Spots"

(Interesting spots in the County)

Hiking Trails:

• Mt. Katahdin - Mt Katahtin Twp

Mt. Katahdin is a mile high and the highest mountain in Maine. Mt. Katahdin has a Knife Edge Trail which is about a mile long and is really steep. Mt. Kathdin has a day hiking trail.

• Elephant Mountain - (Bowdoin College)

This is an easy hiking trail. It goes through mixed forest in a beautiful setting. The beginning of the trail is rough and wet and then it gets dry.

Scenic Waterfalls:

• Grand Falls: Wassataquoik Stream

Baxter State hiking trail goes to the falls. It is a series of powerful cascading falls. The trail is high above the falls.

• Little Abol Falls: Little Abol Stream - Mt. Katahdin Twp.

The falls have a 5 yard drop over ledge into a small pool. There is a trail to the top of the fall.

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Parks and Recreation Areas:

• Allagash Wilderness Waterway - Allagash River

The Allagash River is a place to go canoeing, swimming and fishing. It is famous for flatwater - whitewater canoe trips. There is pretty wilderness in "Gods Country" It's named like that because

 

• Baxter State Park

Baxter State Park is a big and pretty wilderness area in Northern Maine. The most famous place in the park is Mr. Katahdin which is a mile high.

Unique Natural Areas:

• The Knife Edge - Mt Katahdin

This is a hiking trail along the top of Mt. Katahdin. The Knife Edge was its name because the sides drop down steeply. In some places the trail is only 3 feet wide. the trail is one mile long.

• Ice Caves - 18r14wels

These caves are so cold that they have ice in them all year long. The trail leads from a nearby campsite.

Canoe Trips:

• Piscataquis River - Blanchard to Abbot Village

This river trip is 10 miles long. It has a good current and class I to III rapids.

• Arrostook river - Little Munsungan Lake to Fort Fairfield - 100 miles

There are several canoe trips, but only in the Spring.

Skiing:

• Big Squaw Mt. Resort: Greenville

Big Squaw has a vertical drop of 1750 feet It has 8 intermediate trails, 5 novice trails and 5 expert trails. It has only two chairlifts.

• Moosehead Nordic Ski Center

Moosehead has 15 kilometers of trails. The Center has backcountry trails, a ski school, equipment rentals and a snack bar or a restaurant.