DOWNEAST OUTING CLUB
Activity Schedule – April, May, June, 2009
Contact person must be called to confirm meeting place and time. If you cannot reach contact person, call Jim Z.. Don't forget your lunch. In consideration of other hikers, please, no dogs on the trail.
Bob B. will happily accept 2009 dues, $5 per member, from anyone who has not already paid. If in doubt, call him. Checks should be made out to Downeast Outing Club.
April 2 Newbury Neck
Walk from town beach to tennis courts and back. Lunch at town beach. 6 miles round trip. Meet at church lot diagonally across from Surry Gardens on R t172. Call Donald P. if you plan to attend.
April 9 Fields Pond
Moderate 3 mile hike in the woods with a few difficult areas. Meet at Audubon Nature Center in Holden on Fields Pond Road. Call Gordon or Jane R. if you plan to attend.
April 16 Sears Island
Walk 5.7 miles around island along the shore or, for easier footing and a shorter walk, 3 miles roundtrip in the island interior. Meet at the end of the causeway. Call Bob or Sandy B. if you plan to attend.
April 23 Gorham Mountain
On MDI Moderate hike up Gorham Mtn with an elevation gain of 525 feet and nice views from the top. Continue along Gorham Mtn trail down to Ocean Path and past Thunder Hole. If time and conditions permit we can also hike around Great Head. Flat walk on Ocean Shore Path also available. Distance 4 or 5 miles. Meet at Schooner Head Pkg area. Call Gloria H. if you plan to attend.
April 30 Veazie Town Forest
Walk through the Town Forest and along Eagle Way in hopes of seeing eagles and then to the Veazie Salmon Club for lunch at the picnic tables. Take first right after the light at Chase Road on Rt.2 coming in to Veazie. Call Sue S. if you plan to attend.
May 7 Day Mountain Cave on MDI
Moderate hike to the cave over trails and carriage road with a couple of short but moderately steep pitches. About 3 miles round trip with plenty of options for a longer hike. Meet at Champlain Mtn parking on the south side of Rt 3 in Seal Harbor. Call Doug M. if you plan to attend.
May 14 Beech Mtn and Canada and Beech Cliffs
On MDI Both of these hikes are classified as moderate. Meet at the parking area at the end of Beech Hill Road. Call Gail or George D. if you plan to attend.
May 21 Mt Waldo
Meet at Mendall Marsh boat launch area on Rt 1A between Prospect and Frankfort. Call David or Elise A. if you plan to attend.
May 28 Acadia Mountain
MDI About 3 miles, some steep parts. Climb to the summit, descend on Somes Sound side, return via Man O’War Brook fire road. Meet at Acadia Mtn parking area on Rt 102 near Echo Lake. Call Christina D. if you plan to attend.
QUARTERLY MEETING June 4 12:00 noon
Potluck Lunch at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Ellsworth Call Work Crew member: Christina D. or Gail E. at or Kathy and Jim Z.
June 5, Friday
TBA
June 11 Flying Moose Mountain in Orland.
Flying Moose Mtn is located on the Wildlands – Great Pond Conservation Trust Land. Easy/moderate hike, mostly flat. 4.2 miles. Meet at North Gate on Bald Mtn Road off Rt 46. Call Joe or Ellie B. if you plan to attend.
June 18 Catherine and Caribou Mountains in Franklin.
Both trails start from the same point. Catherine is 1.4 miles roundtrip and Caribou is a little shorter. Both are moderate with different great views. From Ellsworth drive east on Rt 1, turn left on Rt 182 across from Viking Lumber, drive about 13.4 miles, look for DOC signs, turn rt , drive 1 mile on dirt road to starting area. Call Barbara or Dick S. if you plan to attend.
June 25 Holbrook Sanctuary on Cape Rosier
Route to be determined. About 4 miles. Meet at Brooksville Fire Department on Rt 176. Call Shirley E. if you plan to attend. The next meeting of the planning committee will be on May 22nd. Contact any of the following with suggestions and offers to lead hikes: Joe B., Sue S., Linda B., Gloria H., Christina D., Dick F., Jim Z., and David A. if you plan to attend.
Annual Camping Trip August 16, 17, 18
Details to be announced
The Downeast Outing Club, its members and contact persons, take no responsibility and have no liability for any accident or injury associated with its activities. Participants do so at their own risk and with the understanding that trip leaders are not experts.
