Hiking trails near Belfast, Maine

63 official trails lie within 25 miles of Belfast — 110 miles in total, 51 rated easy and 1 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 964 ft; the median trail gains 213 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
RMT Trail	7.0	320 ft	Hard	45 min · 27 mi
Georges Highland Path - Ragged Mountain	2.4	837 ft	Moderate	41 min · 25 mi
Megunticook Trail	1.3	964 ft	Moderate	28 min · 17 mi
Hosmer Brook Trail	1.2	900 ft	Moderate	40 min · 23 mi
Capstone Trail	3.2	499 ft	Moderate	48 min · 27 mi
Thorndike Brook Trail (Georges Highland Path)	1.5	772 ft	Easy	44 min · 27 mi
Slope Trail	1.3	844 ft	Moderate	39 min · 20 mi
Ridge Trail	1.9	597 ft	Easy	35 min · 15 mi
Multi-Use Trail (Camden Hills State Park)	2.8	429 ft	Moderate	39 min · 20 mi
Becton Trail	1.8	576 ft	Easy	1 h 02 min · 38 mi
Georges Highland Path	1.2	692 ft	Moderate	43 min · 24 mi
Cameron Mountain Trail	2.0	452 ft	Easy	26 min · 16 mi
Frohock Mountain Trail	1.9	411 ft	Easy	24 min · 15 mi
Bald Mountain Trail	1.2	620 ft	Moderate	43 min · 24 mi
Mead Mtn Trail	1.6	514 ft	Easy	48 min · 29 mi
Georges Highland Path - Spruce Mountain	1.1	516 ft	Moderate	41 min · 25 mi
Mount Tuck trail	2.1	392 ft	Easy	29 min · 17 mi
Stuart Gross Trail	1.1	587 ft	Easy	48 min · 27 mi
Zeke's Trail	1.3	527 ft	Easy	40 min · 20 mi
Bald Rock Trail	1.3	506 ft	Easy	26 min · 16 mi
Oak Hill Trail	1.5	419 ft	Easy	47 min · 28 mi
Forest Loop Trail	3.4	129 ft	Easy	31 min · 14 mi
Tablelands Trail	1.2	453 ft	Easy	32 min · 19 mi
Sky Blue Trail	1.4	367 ft	Easy	43 min · 20 mi

Quick picks near Belfast

Easy and short: Thorndike Brook Trail (Georges Highland Path) — 1.5 mi, rated easy, 16 mi from town
Biggest climb: Megunticook Trail — 964 ft over 1.3 mi, 14 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Georges Highland Path - Ragged Mountain to Ragged Mountain; Slope Trail to Mount Megunticook; Ridge Trail to Mount Megunticook; Cameron Mountain Trail to Cameron Mountain

Lakes: Canal Path to Saint George River Reservoir; Orange Trail (Fernald's Neck Preserve) to Megunticook Lake; Blue Trail (Fernald's Neck Preserve) to Megunticook Lake; Fresh Pond Trail to Fresh Pond

Viewpoints: Megunticook Trail to Ocean Lookout; Ridge Trail to Ocean Lookout; Georges Highland Path to Buzzard's Ledge; Tablelands Trail to Mount Battie

Nearby towns: Rockland (21 mi) · Ellsworth (29 mi) · Bangor (30 mi) · Augusta (36 mi)

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