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Grand Pitch (T5 R8)
T5 R8, Maine
East Branch Penobscot drop in T5 R8 on the Baxter / Katahdin backcountry side, Piscataquis County, Maine.
At a glance
Overview
Grand Pitch in T5 R8 is an East Branch Penobscot drop in the Piscataquis-side corner of the Baxter State Park region, in the broader Baxter / Katahdin backcountry. It sits in the same East Branch falls sequence as the Patten-side Grand Pitch entry, reached via Baxter and adjacent working-forest routes. Flow is strong and access is backcountry.
- Also known as
- Grand Pitch T5 R8 (East Branch)
- County
- Piscataquis
- Region
- The Maine Highlands
- Water type
- Waterfall
- Waterfall type
- Cascade
Know before you go
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
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Getting there
Approach through the Baxter State Park / Matagamon gate network and adjacent working-forest roads toward the T5 R8 East Branch coordinates. The last stretch is backcountry and tracks park and forest conditions.
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