Maine trails · Baker Mountain Trail
Baker Mountain Trail
A 4.3-mile out-and-back in Maine, with 810 ft of climbing. Reaches Number Four Mountain and other summit destinations. Managed by Appalachian Mountain Club.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 51% of the ascent falls between mile 2.9 and mile 4.3. It gives back about 552 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Number Four Mountain (summit)
- Baker Mountain (summit)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:26 a.m., the sun rises at 5:57 a.m. and sets at 7:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:48 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 21 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.6-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 01 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:57 a.m. — 9 h 20 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Rim Trail — 8.7 mi
- Third Musquash Trail — 12.6 mi
- Turtle Ridge Trail — 13.3 mi
- Tumbledown Dick Trail — 15.5 mi