Maine trails · Cliff Trail (#1)
Cliff Trail (#1)
A 3.3-mile out-and-back in Maine, with 143 ft of climbing. Reaches Pulpit Rock and other arch/beach/summit destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 411 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Pulpit Rock (arch)
- Burnt Head (summit)
- Pebbly Beach (beach)
- White Head (summit)
- Black Head (summit)
- Little Whitehead (summit)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:29 a.m., the sun rises at 5:59 a.m. and sets at 7:15 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:44 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.7-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 37 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:36 a.m. — 10 h 39 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Cliff Trail (#1) + Pebble Beach Trail (#14) — 1.1 mi loop, 167 ft gain
- Black Head Trail (#10) + Evergreen Trail (#15) + Cliff Trail (#1) — 1.2 mi loop, 184 ft gain
- Evergreen Trail (#15) + Cliff Trail (#1) + Fern Glen Trail (#17) — 1.4 mi loop, 150 ft gain