West to Oxhead Connector

Total Miles
3.8

Elevation

174.96 ft

Duration

0.5 Hours

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Overview

This trail is a connector between the West Lake Southern Tip and Oxhead Lakes Trail. The trail is primarily a dirt road, with some sections that are more water saturated and could be evaluated during the spring or other wet times of the year. The trail is less developed than some of the other larger trails and is more accepting of single-vehicle traffic. Though this trail is listed as a connector, it does have a variety of spurs to be explored taking you further into the Maine woods. There are gates at the start and finish of the trail, which may be closed but not locked. As always, after passing, return the gate to how you found it.

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Difficulty

Most of the road is single vehicle trail, which can get flooded and become water saturated. The wet areas don't necessarily look wet so take caution to evaluate unknown conditions.

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Status Reports

Mostly wide gravel roads a 2WD could handle. The gate nearest the southwest corner of West Lake is closed, but not locked. After that, there are a lot of downed trees with just enough cut to allow passing. It "ends" at a gorgeous house. The gate past the house is locked.

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