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Pond Pitch

Penobscot County, Maine

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Penobscot County, Maine
Access status
National monument trail route and trailhead documented
The walk
About 3 miles one way
Ground & access
Old road, then a narrower riverside trail. Maine Trail Finder rates it Level 3. No potable water.
Maine Trail Finder: Grand Pitch Trail, Katahdin Woods and Waters

Pond Pitch is a drop on the East Branch Penobscot River in Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. From the trailhead, follow a double-track road toward the river for about a mile, past side trails to Stair Falls and Haskell Hut. The trail narrows and reaches the river at Haskell Rock Pitch at 2 miles, then follows the river closely for about another mile to Pond Pitch. A riverside campsite is just downriver. Return the same way, or loop back by the Lookout Trail.

Plan your visit

Katahdin Woods and Waters north entrance trailhead (beyond Matagamon) on the Grand Pitch Trail and International Appalachian Trail

Maine Trail Finder: Haskell Rock Pitch is 2 miles from the trailhead and Pond Pitch is about another mile along the river. Grand Pitch Lean-to is 3.5 miles from the trailhead.

Old road, then a narrower riverside trail. Maine Trail Finder rates it Level 3. No potable water.

Where to start

Trailhead at the end of the monument road that starts just beyond the Matagamon Wilderness store and camps on Route 159, about 4 miles south. These last 4 miles are not open to vehicles in winter.

Timing & water

Road to the trailhead closed to vehicles in winter. Pets must be leashed in the monument.

Before you go

No fee listed by Maine Trail Finder. Permits are needed for hut stays and for overnight parking.

Visitor information
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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Penobscot County, Maine.

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