Rattle River Trailhead — Attraction in Shelburne

Hiked the Shelburne / Rattle River Trail with a connection to Kenduskeag Trail yesterday, eleven miles in total. Absolutely spectacular views along the upper ridge. I also enjoyed the isolation, not seeing a soul until the last mile of the hike. The section of Kenduskeag Trail to Rattle River junction ridge was beautiful, above tree line. Several sections of exposed ledge, mud and small scrambles with steep drops and climbs amidst the flat sections. Far more tedious, especially the steep section during the steep section of Rattle Ridge Trail, than I was expecting. The wet conditions covering the rocks made the scrambles tricky.

All the bog bridges are fairly flat and have fewer supports underneath so they bow quite a bit when crossing. You don’t want to step off the bog bridges as I measured to mud alongside them with my hiking pole and reached a depth of 26 inches. Many, many varieties of mushrooms along the way but these pictures were by far the most unusual I have ever seen. Appeared to be Chanterelles from the Cantharellaceae family. Also found many. Many black trumpets along the way. It was way to hot and humid to pick and preserve them...

Pretty nice hike along a beautiful River If you continue for about a mile you cone to a little shelter that people can camp at. It's also a great trail for snow shoeing. There tends to be a bit of water running down the trail in the...

Never understood how dense the woods get living in Texas. This was a magical moment of just you and nature. We walked 5 miles each way just to get a tiny taste of the...