For Memorial Day Weekend 2024, my friends, family, and I headed up to Maine to continue our journey bagging all of the FourThousand Footers across New England! After some research 34 settled on Saddleback and The Horn of Saddleback AKA The Saddleback Horn!

Located in the Rangeley Lakes Region of Maine, "The Hiking Peeps" and I started this hike ascending from the Saddleback Ski Area and followed (mostly) ski trails up to the junction of the Appalachian Trail near the summit of Saddleback. From there we took the AT across this beautiful, and mostly open, section of ridge line to The Horn, and made our way back out the same way.

We all were generally blown away by how gorgeous this whole section of trail was, and while there were a few challenging sections overall it was a pretty mellow hike and we had stunning views of the region quite literally from the parking area at the ski lodge.

A successful completion made for my #57 and #58 peaks of the ‪@AppalachianMountainClub‬ New England 67 FourThousand Footers with just 9 in Maine left to go, all outside Baxter State Park! Can't wait to get back up to Maine soon despite the 4+ hour ride, the views, tranquility, and wildness of this area made it well worth it! There's also nothing better than sharing a beautiful day on the trails with your tramily!!!

Also worth mentioning; this hike was in support of the ‪@alzassociation‬ Longest Day 48 Peaks event!!! Please consider donating to the cause and our team if you can!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro and Ascending the Saddleback Ski Area Slopes to the Appalachian Trail
06:46 Breaking out into the Alpine Zone on Saddleback and AT Junction
08:05 Approaching the Summit of Saddleback
09:26 Summit of Saddleback
10:47 Heading North on the AT to The Horn
12:26 Beautiful Ridge Line between Saddleback and The Horn
15:55 Ascending the AT to The Horn
19:14 Summit of The Horn
21:54 Outro