South Crocker Mountain

"Had to do So. Crocker again to get Redington. This is a bushwack trail. However it is not as bad as people say. Not many views, but trail is marked with a good foot(herd) path and orange ribbon. Coming back be careful as you will find a tree that is broken just about waist high with an orange ribbon on it. this is where the trail turns left...." — Bucky • Jul 31, 2020

"Got to the parking at 12 pm, and hit the trail head about 1/2 mile later. Gentle climb, very wet and water running down the trails. Crystal clear skies gave some wonderful views!!!" — Bucky • Jul 15, 2020

"Dreary day, so I chose the only 3 summits in Maine without spectacular views. The rain held off and it was very nice hiking weather. The herd path to Redington is well-trodden and marked, so there were no challenges on that part of the hike. Other than having to climb South Crocker 3 times, it wasn't a difficult hike." — PJSelmer • Sep 14, 2019

"Took a Friday to travel to Maine and hike a few 4000 footers. Did both Crocker peaks and then the hurd path to Redington! Trails were great and ran in to a few other hikers, Maine is so much less crowded then the Whites!" — blackwolf_03278 • Aug 24, 2018

"Up and over a couple times today on our way to Crocker and then back and down the herd path to Reddington. On and off downpours most of the day, so we didn't see anyone the whole day." — JASTA11 • Aug 14, 2018

"After hiking up Redington, I went over to South Crocker. I lost the flagged path and ended up bushwacking up the mountain until I reached the boundary swath, then reached the summit. I came down the AT. That was damn steep." — newenglandwarrior • Jan 28, 2018

"Driving from Boston directly to the trailhead, this ended up being a long day. We hiked to the summit of South Crocker with no real issues. The trip over to North Crocker was straightforward, but some snow began to fall on our way back. Upon returning to South Crocker, we ate some lunch and then began our trip across to Redington. The herdpath was easy to follow for most of the trip over. We ended up walking the last half mile of the hike in the dark, much to the chagrin of the dog, who kept tripping. " — ne4kclimber • Nov 4, 2017

"Tuesday I dropped Kim off in Caratunk to slack pack the 20 mile section SoBo to Flagstaff Rd. at the end of the Bigelow Range and since I had a good portion of the day to kill I decided to go hit some 4000 footers that I hadn't done yet. Headed up South Crocker from Caribou Valley Road. Straightforward hike with a steep climb after the first 1.5 miles. From the summit I decided to head out to Redington first because I still was unsure what the "bushwhack" would be like. " — LGH-Tom • Sep 20, 2016

"NoBo AT Thru Hike 2016. After getting off the trail four days in order to attend my cousin's wedding in Buffalo NY, I got back on the trail late afternoon Sunday in order to complete the 8 mile section from Caribou Valley Road down to Maine 27 outside of Stratton. " — Kim-Stilson • Sep 18, 2016

"This peak was a bit tough to get to. First you drive past Sugarloaf on west 27 and Caribou Pond rd (marked by a hand drawn sign) is on the left. This is an old logging road, so 4 wheel drive is nice but not necessary, though a good amount of height between your vehicles chassis and the ground would help a lot, many potholes, rocks and ditches scarring the road. Follow this til it ends at a blockade (see picture). Park here, continue to walk up the path about .5 miles til you see the AT crossing, fairly well marked (see picture) take a right onto the AT. Take the AT up to South Crocker summit, find the viewpoint to the left of the summit and enjoy the great views of Sugarloaf/Spaulding/Abraham! Great day up there, sunny and around freezing. That beer tasted extra good after bagging Redington as well!" — chrisr00d • Oct 23, 2012