I also dislike the function screen layout on each the newer models. To remove them you have to cut the cable ties, not always easy or convenient. With later models you have to carry a supply of cable ties to use with the handlebar type mount attachment sold for them. Mostly because I can easily mount and dismount the 60 with a stubby screwdriver that I keep in my PFD pocket for when I change canoes. But I hate all of the newer models with a passion. As a SAR volunteer, I can use each style on SAR incidents. I also have the generations beyond, the 62, 64 and the newest 66. it mounts easily to canoe thwarts with a handlebar type clamp mount that I like a lot. This trail passes through a property that was acquired in part with funds from the Land for Maine’s Future program. For more information about the LMF program and the places it has helped to protect, please visit the LMF webpage.I like my old Garmin GPSMAP 60CsX the best. Do not disturb wildlife and plant-life.īald Pate Mountain is a popular hunting area and blaze orange should be worn October-December.Stay on marked trails, hike in single file and do not step on the fragile soils, especially at the summit.No motorized vehicles beyond parking areas (except where designated).All hiking trails are marked and signed and are maintained by a dedicated group of local stewardship volunteers.
The network of trails offers an array of opportunities and views. This preserve consists of 486 acres of forest, meadows, and granite-topped scenic vistas. The groomed cross-country ski trails that overlap portions of the property are maintained by Five Fields Farm and require a fee to use the trails. This trail can additionally be acessed via Town Farm Road from the east. Town Farm Book Trail (2.0 miles, moderate): The trail is marked by purple trail markers and connects Bald Pate Mountain with the Holt Pond Preserve managed by the Lakes Environmental Association. Micah Trail (0.6 miles, easy): Marked with white, this trail offers access to the southern face of Bald Pate from the trailhead and parking on Moose Cove Lodge Road. Pate Trail (0.1 miles, moderate): Marked with green, this trail offers a more direct and steeper path from the Micah Trail up to the peak of Bald than South Face Loop Trail. A small portion near the trailhead is also a shared XC ski and ATV trail. Moose Trail (1.0 mile, easy): Marked with yellow, this trail circumvents the northern base of Bald Pate Mountain and connects the northern trailhead with the southern slopes of the mountain. South Face Loop Trail (1.5 miles, moderate): Marked with orange, this loop has 370 foot elevation gain and leads to several viewpoints including the summit of Bald Pate Mountain. As the name suggest the trail leads to the Forest Pond Lookout. There is a 300 foot elevation gain leading up to several nice lookouts of the surrounding area.įoster Pond Lookout Trail (0.7 miles, easy): This trail is marked with red trail markers and is a shared XC ski trail in winter.
The trails are described below.īob Chase Trail / Scenic Loop (0.8 miles, easy-moderate): This trail is marked with blue trail markers and is a shared cross-country ski trail in the winter. The trails at Bald Pate Mountain offer scenic views, a forest returning from past timber harvests and ice-storm damage, a unique pitch pine habitat with fragile soils at the summit, and a haven for wildlife.
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