New gate more than doubles length of popular Piscataquis County hike

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 23, 2023

Gates that block vehicle access to logging roads owned by Pine State Timber near Katahdin Iron Works have changed how people can get to a popular trail that goes to the peak of White Cap Mountain. The White Brook Trail, owned by the Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust, is a 3.3-mile stretch that provides relatively easy access to the mountain. Until the gates were erected, hikers drove close to the trailhead and parked in a nearby gravel pit. With a gate blocking access, hikers must walk the 3.6 miles to the trailhead before hiking the 3.3 miles up White Cap Mountain.