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This
service is provided only for users of the Appalachian Trail and is not
available to the general public. Happy hiking!
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| About our Ferry Serice |
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The Maine Appalachian Trail Club and the Appalachian Trail Conference have contracted with Rivers and Trails Northeast, Inc., to provide a scheduled ferry service across the Kennebec River at the A.T. crossing at no cost to hikers. This ferry service - not fording - is the officially sanctioned means of crossing the Kennebec River on the Appalachian Trail. The A.T. was located here orginally because of the existance of a ferry to provide access to Pierce Pond for visiting sportsmen. |
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Maine
Appalachian Trail Users
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| KENNEBEC RIVER FERRY |
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The
Kennebec River is the most formidable unbridged crossing along the entire
2,155-mile A.T. The Kennebec is approximately 70 yards wide with a swift,
powerful current under the best of circumstances. However, as a result
of releases of water from hydro facilities upstream, the depth and current
of the river surge quickly and unpredictably. You cannot cross faster
than the water level rises.
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DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO FORD THE RIVER. PLEASE USE THE FERRY SERVICE
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The
Kennebec Ferry will operate daily from:
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| May 18 - July 19 | 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. | |
| July 20 - September 30 | 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. | |
| October 1 - October 15 | 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. | |
| From May 18 through October 15 no one will be ferried outside of scheduled hours. Before May 18 and after October 15 please call Rivers and Trails Northeast to arrange a time to be ferried. | ||
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Ferry
Pick-Up
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| Hikers must meet the ferry on either the east or west banks of the Kennebec River at the point of the A.T. crossing. If the ferry is on the opposite side, a signal flag will be provided to alert the ferry operator. | ||
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Large
Groups
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Please
call ahead to indicate when you will need the ferry service.
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Donations
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| To help defray the cost of providing this contracted, scheduled service are welcome. Send your donation to M.A.T.C. (address below) | ||
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Maine Appalachian Trail Club P.O. Box 283 Augusta, Maine 04332 |
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