Please remember: Checkpoints are not staffed during the late fall, winter, and early spring. The staff is not specifically trained to provide Emergency Medical Services, but they can summon help during an emergency. The KI Jo-Mary Forest checkpoints have radio and/or telephone contact with the outside world and each other. Always come prepared to be completely on your own, however, since help may be many miles away. The spirit of friendship and cooperation is deep among outdoors people and most are willing to help, should you get into trouble. Most items, as well as public telephones and post offices are available in the surrounding communities mentioned above. To be sure you have the quantity and selection of supplies you need, however, we recommend shopping before arrival. Limited quantities of food and other supplies can be purchased at the Jo-Mary Campground. Auxiliary gasoline must be transported in fire safe containers. Remember to fill up before you enter the area. It can be purchased in Greenville, Dover-Foxcroft, Milo, Brownville, Brownville Jct., and Millinocket. Gasoline is not available anywhere in the KI Jo-Mary Forest. Ki-Jo Mary General Knowledge GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES You are responsible not only for your own safety, but for the safety of others be considerate of those who follow. Please do not steal signs or cut down trees along the trail. Search and rescue efforts are costly for Maine taxpayers and dangerous for the searcher. It spoils the natural beauty of the area and can result in other hikers losing their way - a serious threat to their personal safety. Signs and trail markers may seem like tempting souvenirs, but theft and vandalism are illegal and rude. These volunteer citizens work hard to maintain the trails and signs in Gulf Hagas. The Maine Appalachian Trail Club (MATC) is a volunteer organization, dedicated to managing, protecting and maintaining the 267 miles of the trail from Grafton Notch to Mt. From the junction of the Rim Trail and the Tote Road, it’s about 2 miles of moderately difficult hiking along the Tote Road back to Screw Auger Falls. This section of trail is considered difficult and rocks can be quite slippery. From Screw Auger Falls, the Gulf Hagas Rim Trail is about 3 miles to the junction with the old Pleasant River Tote Road. Sturdy footwear (not sandals or sneakers) appropriate seasonal clothing and an adequate supply of food and water are strongly recommended. The trail is moderately difficult.īefore you hike the Gulf Hagas Rim Trail, you should have a trail map, which can be purchased at the checkpoints, or a USGS topo sheet, and a compass. Screw Auger Falls is about a mile beyond the Hermitage. The Hermitage is about ½ mile from the parking lot. In the spring, and following heavy rains, the current is swifter and the water deeper. In the summer the current is usually mild and the water usually about knee deep (for an adult of average height). The river is about 150 feet wide at the trail crossing point.
It is a short distance from the parking area to the West Branch of the Pleasant River. You can access Gulf Hagas from Hay Brook, where there is a small parking area. Consider stopping at the Hermitage, a beautiful old growth pine stand owned by the National Park Service, or at Screw Auger Falls. Inexperienced or ill-prepared hikers and families with young children should be cautious about tackling the Gulf Hagas Rim Trail, which is a difficult and often slippery hike. Gulf Hagas is a primitive area and help for lost or injured hikers may be many hours and miles away.
The Gulf Hagas area is part of the Appalachian Trail corridor, which is federally owned and managed under the auspices of the National Park Service (NPS) and the Appalachian Trail Conference (ATC).
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