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Mount Katahdin, photographed from the park. Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is a U.S. national monument spanning 87,563 acres (137 sq mi) of mountains and forestland in northern Penobscot County, Maine, including a section of the East Branch Penobscot River. [1] The monument is located on the eastern border of Maine's Baxter State ...
Shortly after the crossing of the river, SR 11 and the Katahdin Woods & Waters Byway turn north along Grindstone Road while SR 157 alone heads southeast past a motel and other businesses surrounding Interstate 95's exit 244. The interchange is a diamond interchange with SR 157 passing over the Interstate. East of the interchange, the road ...
Cow Creek Back Country Byway: Oregon: 45 72 I-5 exit 80 in Glendale: I-5 exit 103 in Myrtle Creek: Rustic and historic route following Cow Creek through the Oregon Coast Range, featuring farms and ranches, forests, and numerous sites detailing the history of gold mining in Oregon. Also an Oregon State Scenic Byway. [20] [21] I Diamond Loop Back ...
The NSBP was established under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, which provided $74.3 million in discretionary grants. On May 18, 1995, FHWA specified the intrinsic qualities that would serve as criteria for designating road as National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads.
The AMC maintains the AT from the New Hampshire border to Grafton Notch, with the Maine Appalachian Trail Club responsible for maintaining the remaining miles to Katahdin. The trail runs near Saddleback Mountain resort. Starting in the 1980s there have been frequent discussions about the ski area's development on or near the AT, most recently ...
Mount Katahdin (/ k ə ˈ t ɑː d ɪ n / kə-TAH-din) is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Maine at 5,269 feet (1,606 m). Named Katahdin, which means "Great Mountain", [3] by the Penobscot Native Americans, it is within Northeast Piscataquis, Piscataquis County, and is the centerpiece of Baxter State Park.
Big Bend Scenic Byway: The Scenic Byway promises to "transport you to a different time and place through its wildlife, woods, waterways and way of life." There are two distinct choices: the ...
The International Appalachian Trail (IAT; French: Sentier international des Appalaches, SIA) was originally a hiking trail which ran from Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, in Maine, through New Brunswick, to the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec, after which it followed a ferry route to Newfoundland, and then continued to the northern-easternmost point of the Appalachian Mountains at Belle ...