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Maine trails · Mount Abraham Trail

Mount Abraham Trail

A 3.8-mile out-and-back in Maine, with 2,894 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Abraham.

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Length
3.8 mi
Elevation gain
2,894 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
49%
Steepest mile
+1,579 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.9 mi
Shape
out-and-back

Elevation profile

1,153 – 4,047 ft123

Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 67% of the ascent, between mile 2.6 and mile 3.8. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Mount Abraham Trail

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

Reaches

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:31 a.m., the sun rises at 6:01 a.m. and sets at 7:20 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:50 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 19 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.7-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 44 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:45 a.m. — 7 h 35 min before sunset.

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