Maine trails · Speck Pond Trail
Speck Pond Trail
A 3.1-mile out-and-back in Maine, with 2,034 ft of climbing. Reaches Speck Pond and other lake/summit destinations.
Length
3.1 mi
Elevation gain
2,034 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
41%
Steepest mile
+1,107 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.6 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Speck Pond (lake)
- Mahoosuc Arm (summit)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:34 a.m., the sun rises at 6:05 a.m. and sets at 7:22 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:53 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 18 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.2-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 19 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:24 a.m. — 8 h 58 min before sunset.
Loop options
- May Cutoff Trail + Appalachian National Scenic Trail + Speck Pond Trail — 6.8 mi loop, 478 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Grafton Loop Trail — 3.3 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail — 4.1 mi
- Mahoosuc Trail — 5.1 mi
- Baldpate Mountain Trail — 7.6 mi