There is a $3 fee for parking for this trail. Take Dyke Moutain
Road to Douglas Mountain Road. Douglas Mountain Road goes all the
way to the trailhead, but there is no parking allowed there. The
parking lot is back down the road off a well marked dirt road
called Ledge Road. You can't miss it. From the parking lot it is a
1/4 mile hike on the paved road to trailhead then another 1/4 mile
to the top.
4/2/06 - There is a new trail built, the Eagle Scout Trail, that
leads directly from the back of the parking area to the top of the
mountain. We haven't tried it ourselves, but we have spoken with
others who have.
The original trail is on the Douglas Mountain Preserve which is
owned and managed by the Town of Sebago. It was donated to the Town
by the Nature Conservancy of Maine. The trail closes at 6:00
PM.
There is a fork in the original trail shortly into the hike. You
can take either way, both lead to the top. The slightly longer, but
less steep and easier WOODS TRAIL is on the right. The LEDGES TRAIL
is on the left and is much steeper, but more direct. As its name
suggests it goes over several fairly steep exposed rock ledges.
Again, whichever trail you take will lead you up to the summit.
We like to take the WOODS TRAIL on the way up and the LEDGES TRAIL
on the way down.
At the top of the mountain you'll find the stone tower, built by
Dr. William Blackman in 1925. The view from the top of the tower is
spectacular! There's also a map at the top that names the various
mountains and lakes that you can see from the top of the tower.
At the summit there is also a big boulder with the saying "Non
Sibi Sed Omnibus" carved into it in the year 1921. This phrase
translates to "Not for One, But for All" in English.
On 4/2/06 we replaced the original container with a large ammo
box. Originally, the cache was in a standard 4 liter clear plastic
Rubbermaid with a blue rubber seal around the top.
Enjoy the views and the cache!
Please remember to Cache In and Trash Out!
NOTE: There is a letterbox hidden not too far from where we hid
this cache. Please don't confuse this cache for the letterbox or
vice versa. The letterbox's webpage is at: (visit link)
