Maine trails · Royce Trail
Royce Trail
A 3.1-mile network in Maine, with 2,077 ft of climbing. Reaches Mad River Falls. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 62% of the ascent, between mile 2.1 and mile 3.1. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mad River Falls (waterfall)
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Getting there
Bickford Brook Trail access. About 1 h 53 min drive (68 mi) from Lewiston. 44.26725, -71.00356 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:28 a.m., the sun rises at 6:57 a.m. and sets at 6:02 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:31 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.1-mile route takes roughly 2 h 11 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:08 a.m. — 8 h 54 min before sunset.
Across the border
- Continues into NH as ROYCE TRAIL — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Bickford Brook Trail — 0.0 mi
- Red Rock — 2.9 mi
- Deer Hill Trail — 3.2 mi
- Conant Trail — 3.5 mi