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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

1,208 – 3,452 ft12

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

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Little Jackson Mountain Trail

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

Reaches

Getting there

Little Jackson Mountain Trail access. About 1 h 35 min drive (61 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Lewiston. 44.73449, -70.51313 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:26 a.m., the sun rises at 6:55 a.m. and sets at 5:59 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:29 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 04 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 11:07 a.m. — 6 h 52 min before sunset.

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