Maine trails · Long Mountain Trail

Long Mountain Trail

A 4.3-mile out-and-back in Maine, with 1,040 ft of climbing. Reaches Long Mountain and other summit/viewpoint destinations.

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Length

4.3 mi

Elevation gain

1,040 ft

Difficulty

Hard

Max grade

27%

Steepest mile

+758 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

1.7 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Elevation profile

The climbing leans toward the middle third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 1.4 and mile 2.9. It gives back about 850 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

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

Reaches

Long Mountain (summit)
South Ledge Overlook (viewpoint)
North Ledge Overlook (viewpoint)

Getting there

Long Mountain Trail access — parking nearby. About 1 h 24 min drive (46 mi) from Lewiston. 44.33549, -70.76119 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:27 a.m., the sun rises at 6:56 a.m. and sets at 6:01 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:30 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 05 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 14 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:09 a.m. — 6 h 51 min before sunset.