Trails for Rangeley Area Coalition, or T.R.A.C., is a social group that gathers regularly to take part in outdoor activities. There is no fee to join or to take part in the group’s adventures.
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Posted inThe Rangeley Highlander
Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust winter hikes announced
Upcoming Community Hikes include Old Speck Mountain, Bald Mountain and Little Bigelow Mountain.
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Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Maine Huts and Trails offers winter activities and lodging
Maine Huts and Trails has a lot to offer.
Posted inNation / World
A frozen human foot found on Mount Everest revives a century-old mystery
Remains found on Mount Everest may have belonged to the British climber Andrew Comyn ‘Sandy’ Irvine, who disappeared along with George Mallory in 1924.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Outdoors, Politics
Outdoors groups push for passage of Maine’s first trail bond
The $30 million bond, which goes to voters in November, would pay for engineers, heavy equipment and laborers needed to build trails that will withstand climate change and make Maine a world-class outdoor recreation leader, advocates say.
Posted inMaine
Teen hiker from Quebec released from hospital after collapse on Appalachian Trail near Caratunk
Elyssa Bernardin, 14, of Saint-Lambert. Quebec, fell unconscious from heat exhaustion while on the Appalachian Trail, according to a state official.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors
Road to one of Maine’s most popular hikes falls into jurisdictional limbo
Access to the Tumbledown Mountain trails has been hampered by flooding, and state and county officials have entered talks to see who foots the repair bill.
Posted inFranklin, News, Outdoors, The Franklin Journal
Wardens warn spring hikers to be prepared for winter conditions
Two hikers from Kennebec County were rescued on the Appalachian Trail in northern Franklin County.
Posted inNation / World, New England, News
Body of missing hiker found in New Hampshire
Officials said Emily Sotelo was close to reaching her goal of hiking New Hampshire’s 48 peaks above 4,000 feet before she turned 20 but was woefully unprepared for the snow and wind on Sunday.
Posted inNation / World, New England, News
Crews search for hiker in northern New Hampshire mountains
Winds at higher elevations on Sunday were at 30-40 mph, making the wind-chill factor in the range of 30 degrees below zero.