Maine trails · Black Mountain Trail
Black Mountain Trail
A 4.3-mile out-and-back in Maine, with 829 ft of climbing. Reaches Black Mountain and other lake/summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 1.4. It gives back about 1,114 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Black Mountain (summit)
- Little Black Ponds (lake)
- Deboullie Mountain Tower (viewpoint)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:21 a.m., the sun rises at 5:53 a.m. and sets at 7:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:49 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 24 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 9:54 a.m. — 9 h 23 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Deboullie Loop Trail + Tower Trail + Black Mountain Trail — 6.7 mi loop, 880 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Round Pond Mountain Fire Tower Trail — 23.9 mi