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A steep, moderately used summit route, amazingly highly crafted iron ladders and stonework. The route starts in hardwoods with rock paving, large stepstones and an open culvert over stream at southern end of The Tarn. Average width is 2-3', with many sections of cut stone stairs, with long coping stones hugging granite face of Dorr Mtn, several sections blown out, iron rungs and ladders on steep upper sections. Joins Schiff Path (#15) to form a loop back to Sieur de Monts, upper section closed in 1950s because it parallels the Schiff Path/Dorr Mtn East Face (#15). Closed section contains magnificent Bates steps and coping stones above the intersection at Schiff, ascending west to the Dorr North Ridge. Entire trail reworked by CCC crews in the 1930s and there are still remains of a constructed CCC tote trail north to pit with three dozen cut blocks, and other smaller pits. The original parking and trailhead was closed when larger parking lot built to the south. With trail head reopened, many visitors now park on shoulders of Route 3. GJS, TS, MB
