Great bike ride on the Eastern Trail in Maine Sunday 21.4 miles!

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7/8/2012 11:26 AM Eastern Trail in Maine

Recorded: 7/8/2012 11:26 AM

Start/Finish: 43.506092,-70.442935 Thornton Academy Parking Lot (Saco, ME)

Mid-point (turn around): 43.58790, -70.31004 Pleasant Hill Disc Golf (Scarborough, ME)

Summary: This was a great ride and there were lots of great people along the ride.  The most ground can be covered on bike.  I recommend using mountain bikes on this trail as it can be sandy in spots and the wider tires help a bit.  Overall the trail has been well maintained.


The views were limited in this stretch of trail but it was very quiet and peaceful with the occasional open  stretch of marsh with an occasional egret to view.  The green heads were limited but present.  The trail system is funded and payed for by the surrounding eight communities, but is maintained by Granite State Gas Company who's pipeline runs the length of the trail system.


This particular trail system runs from Canada to Florida and more information can be found at: easterntrail.org   

Updated 15 hours ago

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Total distance: 34.37 km (21.4 mi)
Total time: 3:50:45
Moving time: 2:32:00
Average speed: 8.94 km/h (5.6 mi/h)
Average moving speed: 13.57 km/h (8.4 mi/h)
Max speed: 38.70 km/h (24.0 mi/h)
Average pace: 6.71 min/km (10.8 min/mi)
Average moving pace: 4.42 min/km (7.1 min/mi)
Min pace: 1.55 min/km (2.5 min/mi)
Max elevation: 22 m (74 ft)
Min elevation: -33 m (-107 ft)
Elevation gain: 867 m (2844 ft)
Max grade: 11 %
Min grade: -16 %
Recorded: 7/8/2012 11:26 AM
Activity type: bike

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Child injured while hiking at Middle Sugarloaf Mountain

Rescue called off after child found to be OK

TWIN MOUNTAIN, N.H. - A 5-year-old boy is recovering after injuring himself while hiking at the Middle Sugarloaf Mountain.

State police said they got a call about the incident about 2 p.m. Sunday.

Troopers said the caller said the boy had slipped on a rock and hit his head before the call was disconnected.

Several agencies responded to the call and a New Hampshire Fish and Game officer eventually met the caller and was told the boy was not as badly thought as was initially feared.

The officer said he hiked up the trail to confirm the boy's well being and was able to find the boy's family.

Officials said the officer determined the boy only suffered a small wound on the back of his head and was not bleeding anymore. The officer said the child was in high spirits.

The boy's mother told officers her son didn't need any treatment but she thanked everyone for their quick response.

The caller told authorities he did try to call 911 to tell them that help wasn't needed anymore.

Officers said that as soon as they canceled that investigation, they got a call about a hiker who was possibly injured in Huntington Ravine.




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16 year old Teen rescued after suffering injury while hiking in Maine

GREENVILLE, Maine - The Maine Warden Service said a 16-year-old girl from Wisconsin was injured Friday while hiking the Appalachian Trail.

Officials said the teen was part of a group of 11 girls that was hiking the 100-Mile Wilderness from Monson to Mt. Katahdin. The group was part of an organization from New Hampshire called the American Youth Foundation, officials said.

The Maine Warden Service said the girl injured her ankle at about 7 p.m. and was no longer able to hike the rugged portion of the Appalachian Trail. The group camped out for the night and met a rescue team Saturday morning.

Maine game wardens, along with members of the Maine Forest Service, the Greenville Fire Department, and Appalachian Mountain Club, helped carry the injured hiker about two miles over very treacherous terrain, officials said. The rescue took about four hours.

The hiker was taken to Dean Hospital in Greenville for treatment.



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Rescue team aids dehydrated hiker on Little Haystack

12:54 PM EDT Jul 08, 2012

LINCOLN, N.H. - New Hampshire Fish and Game Department aided a dehydrated hiker in Franconia on Saturday.

Officials said the hiker fell ill on Franconia Ridge between Little Haystack and Mount Lincoln about 4 p.m. Saturday.

A rescue team met with the hiker a short time later. After rest and rehydration she was able to hike back out of the area on her own.

New Hampshire Fish and Game officials recommend that hikers bring at least 2 liters of water to hydrate with.




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