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Hiking South Brother Mountain

 
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South Brother Mountain Information

Elevation: 3,970 feet (1,210 meters)
Prominence: What is Prominence? 571 feet (174 meters)
Location: Baxter State Park, Piscataquis County, Maine
Range: Baxter State Park
Coordinates: 45°56'38" North     69°00'07" West
Rating: How do the ratings work? Difficult / Very Difficult (if the Mount Coe Trail is wet, this can be very dangerous)
Features: Peak bag What is Peak Bagging?, New England Hundred highest
Distance of highlighted hike below: Roughly 13.2 miles with Mount Coe, North Brother and Fort Mountain. (Of course you can hike just South Brother without other mountains too)

South Brother Mountain is a 3,970 foot mountain in the Baxter State Park in Piscataquis County, Maine. It is flanked to the Southwest by Mount Coe and to the Northeast by North Brother.

With North Brother Mountain, they are known as "The Brothers".

South Brother is on the New England Hundred highest list. The only way to access South Brother's summit is via the Marston Trail and/or the Mount Coe Trail.

Lists South Brother Mountain are on: = A patch is available for this list
New England Hundred highest
New England Hundred highest in Winter season

 


South Brother Mountain Trail Maps - Directions from the parking lot to the summit Top

The map below shows how to get to the summit of South Brother Mountain, as well as Mount Coe, North Brother and Fort Mountain, which are all on the New England Hundred Highest hiking list. Of course you can just hike South Brother if you would like.

(NOTE: IF YOU INCLUDE FORT MOUNTAIN IN YOUR HIKE, LIKE THE MAP BELOW SHOWS, THIS IS A BUSHWHACK HIKE. THERE IS NO MAINTAINED TRAIL TO THE SUMMIT OF FORT MOUNTAIN, SO ONLY ATTEMPT THIS IF YOU ARE SMART WITH A NAVIGATION SYSTEM OR ARE ACCOMPANYING SOMEONE WHO IS.)

(NOTE: IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT IF YOU CHOOSE TO HIKE THIS LOOP, TO DO IT COUNTER CLOCKWISE BECAUSE THE MOUNT COE TRAIL IS ALL ROCK SLIDES AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HIKE DOWN. [ESPECIALLY WHEN WET] USE CAUTION.)

From the Marston Trailhead parking lot (near Slide Dam day use site parking area), head up the Marston Trail and hike for 1.3 miles until you come to a junction with the Mount Coe Trail (right) and the Marston Trail (left). You can go either way, depending on which mountains you want to hit first, but these directions will go right to hit Mount Coe first.

Go right on the Mount Coe Trail and hike roughly 1.7 miles until you reach the summit of Mount Coe. (At 1.4 miles you will have passed a junction with the OJI Link Trail.) From the summit of Coe, continue on the Mount Coe Trail for roughly 1.5 miles until you reach a trail on your right to head up to the summit of South Brother Mountain. After your stay on South Brother, head back down the 0.3 mile trail to get back onto the Mount Coe Trail. Go right and hike for 1.5 miles until you reach the summit of North Brother. (At 0.6 miles you will have passed a junction with the Marston Trail, which you will take on the way down.)

If you wish to continue to bushwhack over to Fort Mountain, look for a few cairns (rock piles) indicating where the herd path is to your left. Follow for roughly 1 mile to the summit of Fort Mountain. You might come across a few junctions shortly after heading into treeline. The first one goes left and straight. The easier way (if there really is one) is to go left. At the second junction, which goes straight and right, you will want to go right. Again, do not attempt this bushwhack unless you are comfortable with hiking off trail.

To head back to the parking area, hike back over to North Brother via the same bushwhack you just took. From the summit of North Brother, hike down the Marston Trail for 0.9 miles until you come to the same junction you were at before with the Mount Coe Trail. Go right to stay on the Marston Trail and continue for 3.7 miles until you reach the parking area. (At 2.4 miles you will have passed a junction with the Mount Coe Trail again.)


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Click to download PDF Trail Map of South Brother Mountain.

 
 
 
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South Brother Mountain View Photos Top


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Summit of South Brother Mountain on a cloudy/rainy day on August 31, 2014.

 

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Summit sign for South Brother on a cloudy/rainy day on August 31, 2014.

 

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Trailhead sign for the Marston Trail on August 31, 2014.



South Brother Mountain Driving Directions Top

From I-95 North, take exit 144-244 for Maine 157 towards Medway / Millinocket. Go left off the off ramp to go West on Route 157 / West Medway Road. Drive 11.3 miles. Turn right onto Katahdin Road. Drive 0.2 miles. Take the 2nd left onto Bates Street. Drive 0.9 miles. Continue onto Millinocket Road. Drive 6.2 miles. Continue onto Millinocket Lake Road. Drive 1.1 miles. Continue onto Baxter Park Road. Drive 6.8 miles. Turn right to stay on Baxter Park Road. Drive 1.9 miles. Slight left onto Park Tote Road. Drive roughly 13.1 miles until you reach the Marston Trailhead parking area (near the Slide Dam Day Use Site parking area.)

NOTE: The trailhead is 13.1 miles from the gate at the Baxter State Park South entrance.


 

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