Maine trails · Little Jackson Mountain Trail

Little Jackson Mountain Trail

A 2.6-mile out-and-back in Maine, with 2,244 ft of climbing. Reaches Little Jackson Mountain and other summit destinations.

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Length

2.6 mi

Elevation gain

2,244 ft

Difficulty

Hard

Max grade

44%

Steepest mile

+996 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

2.1 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.

3-D terrain

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

Reaches

Little Jackson Mountain (summit)
Jackson Mountain (summit)

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:32 a.m., the sun rises at 6:02 a.m. and sets at 7:21 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:51 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 18 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.3-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 12 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:14 a.m. — 9 h 07 min before sunset.

Loop options

Little Jackson Mountain Trail + Pond Link Trail + Parker Ridge Trail — 4.1 mi loop, 1,826 ft gain