Sunday, August 3, 2025 Summits: Starr King, Waumbek Start/Finish: Starr King TH Miles: 6.9 Elevation gain/loss: 2900′ Waumbek was my kind, steady mountain for an easy 4000 Footer. The AQI was 110 and my lungs and chest were aching horribly. I kept my pace easier, and didn’t push it. But this was my 12th time … Continue reading Gridding Waumbek – August
Thursday, July 10, 2025 Summits: Starr King, Waumbek Start/Finish: Starr King TH Miles: 7 Elevation gain/loss: 2900′ After finishing up my work day, I headed over to the Starr King trailhead. I managed to make it all the way up to the parking area, despite the very large potholes present. I made good time on … Continue reading Waumbek – July
Friday, June 20, 2025 Summits: Starr King, Waumbek Start/Finish: Starr King TH Miles: 6.85 Elevation gain/loss: 2890′ Despite getting to bed very late, I was up early. It was cool out, around 55 degrees, with some misting rain and wind up top. There was some mud as well, but overall, it was smooth sailing! A … Continue reading Waumbek – June
Friday, May 3 Summits: Starr King, Waumbek Start/Finish: Starr King TH Miles: 6.84 Elevation gain/loss: 2841′ After finishing up work for the day, I headed to the trailhead. The approach was very washed out with huge potholes and large rocks but I avoided scraping the bottom of my RAV4. Waumbek was in excellent shape – … Continue reading Waumbek – May
Friday, January 12 Summits: Starr King, Waumbek Start/Finish: Starr King TH Miles: 7.01 Elevation gain/loss: 3051′ The summer parking lot was still accessible, though the potholes were deep. With an afternoon start, I made good use of the packed trails and sunlight and hurried up to the summit of Starr King, arriving in time to … Continue reading Waumbek – Jan
Sunday, April 16, 2023 Miles: 6.88 Start/End: Starr King TH Elevation gain/loss: 2733′ Peaks: Starr King, Waumbek After such a long day yesterday and evening plans at home, I went with a shorter hike today. I started from the trailhead right at 9am, with 4 cars already in the Starr King summer lot. I was … Continue reading Grid: Waumbek
Saturday, December 17, 2022 Start/End: Starr King Trailhead Miles: 6.88 Elevation Gain/Loss: 2986′ Peaks: Starr King, Waumbek After a more relaxed morning after a late night, I made it to the trailhead around 9:15am, despite it being unplowed. I was the second car, with another car arriving right after me. I started out from the … Continue reading The Grid: Waumbek
Saturday, Oct 10, 2020Start/end: Starr King trailheadMileage: 7.18Elevation gain/loss: 2813′GaiaGPS track We took our time this morning, after a late night. We left around 9am to go to Gorham, to pick up some baked goods, AAA batteries, and firewood. We were successful on all fronts, and then headed to the trailhead. The parking area was … Continue reading The Grid: Waumbek
Friday, October 25, 2019 Trailhead: Starr King trailhead Miles: 7.1 Elevation Gain: 2757′ GaiaGPS track I started out from the trailhead around 3:45pm. It was strange to see the ground; both times I’ve hiked Waumbek have been in winter conditions. There were more rocks than I had expected! It was a bit cold and some … Continue reading The Grid: Waumbek
Friday, March 1, 2019 Start/End: trail parking lot across from Starr King Rd Mileage: 7.7 Elevation gain/loss: 2927′ GaiaGPS track I headed to the trailhead for Waumbek, arriving around 3:30pm. In winter, the end of Starr King Rd isn’t plowed, and there’s nowhere to park on the street, so the designated parking area is across … Continue reading Winter 48: Waumbek
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