I might be doing some solo backpacking next month, and was wondering if rides are feasible enough to end at route 27 and make it back to my car on route 4.
My plans are to go from route 4 up to the Bigelows.
We did end up calling Stratton Motel, and had them help us with a shuttle last weekend to complete our hike on the AT over the Bigelows. Very friendly and worked out great. We'll likely be calling them for a shuttle later in the summer when we do the section from Rt. 4, Rangeley to Rt. 27, Stratton.
On a group hike a few years back as a co-leader I had to take a person off the trail at CVR... we get a ride back to car within 5 minutes on CVR, all the way out to the Crockers parking lot but it got better...by the time I took her to a doctor..and got her back to car at grafton Notch I drove to Rangeley..stopped in the store there and some guys having coffee gave me a ride up to the Access road to the naval Base there from where I hoofed it during the dwindling daylight through the most heavily moose populated area I have ever seen..made it up to Poplar Ridge at dusk and greeted the rest of my group as they straggled in the next morning..
