Moosehead Trails restores bench on Number 4 Mountain

Photo courtesy of  Drew Daubenspeck
LOST AND NOW FOUND — Moosehead Trails volunteers Rex Turner and Jared Coyne enjoy a restored bench on Number 4 Mountain. Vandals had pulled up and tossed the bench into the woods, and Moosehead Trails have put the bench back in place.

On July 16 seven dedicated individuals from Moosehead Trails, a trail stewardship group for the Moosehead Lake region, spent the day improving the path up Number 4 Mountain. Volunteers cleaned water-bars, trimmed back brush and branches and enhanced a view of Big Spencer Mountain at a vista about halfway up the 1.8-mile trail.

The group also successfully rescued and restored a bench near the mountain summit. The bench, which was installed in 2015, had been pulled up by vandals and tossed into the woods. Early in the summer Moosehead Trails received reports from hikers that the seat was missing. Happily, the bench was located off-trail, not far from the summit, and volunteers were able to haul it out of the trees and reinstall it for hikers to relax on and enjoy the views.

Many thanks go out to all of the volunteers who made the Number 4 Mountain work trip possible. From planning the details of the day to lopping and clearing brush, a great amount of effort goes into every trail stewardship event.

Moosehead Trails provides opportunities to hike, learn about trail maintenance and construction, and serve local communities. For more information, please contact Erica Kaufmann at erica@fsmaine.org, or find Moosehead Trails on Facebook.