Maine trails · Fire Wardens Trail

Fire Wardens Trail

A 3.4-mile out-and-back in Maine, with 2,559 ft of climbing. Reaches Stratton Brook Pond.

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Length

3.4 mi

Elevation gain

2,559 ft

Difficulty

Hard

Max grade

58%

Steepest mile

+1,491 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

1.8 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Bikes

Horses

Elevation profile

Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 61% of the ascent, between mile 2.3 and mile 3.4. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Stratton Brook Pond (lake)

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Fire Wardens Trail access. About 2 h 10 min drive (81 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Augusta. 45.11317, -70.32450 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:25 a.m., the sun rises at 6:55 a.m. and sets at 5:58 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:28 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.8-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 04 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:59 a.m. — 5 h 59 min before sunset.