Maine trails · Mahoosuc Trail
Mahoosuc Trail
A 11.0-mile out-and-back in Maine, with 1,718 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Success and other lake/pass/summit destinations. Managed by Appalachian Mountain Club.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 3,687 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mount Success (summit)
- Wocket Ledge (summit)
- Cascade Mountain (summit)
- Trident Pass (pass)
- Upper Gentian Pond (lake)
- Gentian Pond (lake)
- Dream Lake (lake)
- Page Pond (lake)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:35 a.m., the sun rises at 6:05 a.m. and sets at 7:22 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:52 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 18 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.0-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 53 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:58 p.m. — 3 h 25 min before sunset.
Across the border
- Continues into NH as Appalachian Trail — view on the map
- Continues into NH as CENTENNIAL — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail — 1.7 mi
- Speck Pond Trail — 5.1 mi
- Grafton Loop Trail — 6.7 mi
- Mud Brook — 10.5 mi